Western Arctic Sea Ice Coverage Highest Since 2002

5 Responses to Western Arctic Sea Ice Coverage Highest Since 2002

1. Billy Liar says:

   July 28, 2013 at 11:11 am

   I’m wondering whether any of the ice experts from DMI or NSIDC have any idea why the Arctic is cold this summer. Has it been excessively cloudy? Has there been a marked reduction in the advection of warm air from lower latitudes? Anyone?

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   • Andy DC says:

     July 28, 2013 at 2:00 pm

     There has been a strong, cold, persistent upper air vortex circulating around the high Arctic. Like most other rare weather events, it is a result of a persistent weather pattern. Probably quite random how these patterns set up.

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2. Otter says:

   July 28, 2013 at 12:04 pm

   Not exactly on-topic, but: has anyone else noticed, tropical cyclones are falling apart within days of forming? Joe Bastardi, are you out there? This has me really curious. 6 (7?) tropical storms and 2 hurricanes (I’m covering both oceans), and none of them has lasted very long. I’m looking forward to asking one of my ‘critics’ about how terrible the hurricanes hitting NYC this year, have been.
   (Yes, I know, it is only July).

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3. Andy DC says:

   July 28, 2013 at 2:04 pm

   The weather pattern now does not favor hurricanes as there seems to be a lot of westerly flow at high levels in the tropics. That tends to shear the clouds off any storms that form and kills them. Whether that pattern persists thru August and September is hard to say.

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4. mike zuka says:

   July 29, 2013 at 6:11 am

   Folks its real simple. The Poles are moving , nave moved, and the coldest temperatures will be at the Poles. that is the source of Climate Change. Carbon Credits won’t stop the Poles from moving. The North Pole will continue to move Northwest, and that is why the ice is thicker in the Western Arctic.Its common sense: something utterly absent in DC.

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