Jim Hunt (and Blowtorch Reggie) are egging the ship of fools on to disaster, telling them that the ice is receding. And the intrepid fools are listening to them.
It has been persistently cloudy in the Northeast Passage, and the ice is not melting.
The ice edge has pushed back slightly due to winds.
The animation below shows how the wind has shifted the ice over the last couple of days, and how the route is blocked with hundreds of miles of 1-2 meter thick ice.
Reggie also egged the 2013 Arctic rowers on to near disaster, before they had to abandon their boat.
Sea ice, winds end rowers’ Northwest Passage bid early – British Columbia – CBC News
Not too surprising that Jim Hunt’s web site is titled “GreatWhiteCon”
Perhaps they will lose radio contact as they near the Laptev Sea and miraculously regain it again when they are safely into the open waters of the East Siberian Sea……….I seem to recall that our intrepid rowers lost contact for several days as they battled through impassable ice around Cape Parry
Thanks for the heads up on Twitter Tony. However for some strange reason I seem to be unable to post a witty riposte :(
I explained about the winds to all and sundry two days ago. In case you missed it see:
http://GreatWhiteCon.info/2016/07/northabouts-great-adventure/#Jul-22
Now please explain to me precisely how “Snow White” is “egging on” anybody by posting the satellite visualisation that you have kindly reproduced above?
It does after all reveal that the ice edge at the Kara Sea end of the Vilkitsky Strait has recently receded, as predicted.
They aren’t going anywhere without an icebreaker. Why are you giving them false hope?
I’m not “giving them false hope”. I’m reporting on some interesting (IMHO) Arctic facts, as per usual. In this instance it seems a few other people find them interesting also.
It seems we’re all agreed that “The ice edge has pushed back slightly due to winds” since your map above shows that too, albeit with reduced resolution?
FYI “Snow White” is sobbing uncontrollably into her snow white hanky as we speak. She’s still blocked by “Steve Goddard” :(
“I’m reporting on some interesting (IMHO) Arctic facts”
No Jimbo, you are an ABSOLUTE DENIER of Arctic facts.
For years you have DENIED the fact that Arctic sea ice levels are ABNORMALLY HIGH compared to most of the last 10,000 years.
The only period they have been higher is during the LIA and the RECOVERY from the LIA.
ADMIT the facts… I DARE you.
The corollary would seem to be that sea levels are currently ABNORMALLY LOW compared to most of the last 10,000 years?
As far as I am aware the population of places like London and NYC are currently ABNORMALLY HIGH compared to most of the last 10,000 years.
As I’ve suggested previously, why don’t you ask Tony nicely if he’ll publish a “guest post” of yours about “The first 3/4 of the Holocene”?
Still refusing to admit the truth
SLIMING and WORMING like the jellied eel that you are.
You do realise that you have just ADMITTED that you are IGNORANT of the real history of Arctic sea ice levels.
That is why your pretence of being FACTAL on your little CON web site is so absolutely DECEITFUL.
You are the person putting yourself forward as the purveyor of all Arctic Knowledge.
It behoves you to correct this MONUMENTAL LACK of historical truth on your web site.
Until you are able to tell the WHOLE TRUTH, you are nothing but a very low level PROPAGANDA CON merchant.
But TRUTH is not part of your persona, is it Jimbo.
The real problem is that these guys are obviously as EGOTISTICAL and ARROGANT as Jimbo.
A Turney like episode in the brewing.
A PROPAGANDA DISASTER almost certainly, but let’s hope we don’t have to hand out too many Darwin awards because of their arrogant egos.
You are much nicer than I Andy, however I am a carnivore.
“I seem to be unable to post a witty riposte”
You never have been able to.
You are WITLESS !!
Evidently you must have suffered a severe sense of humour failure in the dim & distant past Andy.
Either that or you’re American!
Only your baseless ego thinks you are ever witty.
I don’t think you are blocked any more.
My “cowardly cross dressing” alter ego is definitely still blocked Tony.
Whilst we’re on the subject, I thought you were of the view that those who block polite enquirers on Twitter are “probably attempting to pull off a Michael Mann sized fraud on the public.”?
https://realclimatescience.com/2016/07/arctic-fraud-in-the-works/
Have I inadvertently misunderstood your point?
Any person with your altered ego…
… would have to be a better person than the real you.
Who is Reggie?
This should help you catch up…
https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/06/28/arctic-rowers-have-made-it-to-the-corner-of-westover-and-duval/
https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/?s=reggie
If anyone in here fancies a bit of Arctic rowing this summer the “Arctic Joule” is for sale at the knockdown price of 45,000 CAD including her custom built trailer:
http://www.newoceanwave.com/great-pacific-race/boats/boatmart-used-boats-sale/4-man-arctic-joule/
Sorry Jim, but unlike you, we value human life above stunts and fairy tales. Take your symbol of mass starvation for sale elsewhere.
“Partial Crossing of The North West Passage in 2013 ”
Another FAILURE ;-)
Ha! I guess that crew learned their lesson and won’t be trying again. Leave Arctic rowing to the Eskimos and Laplanders. They know what they’re doing and do it for a real purpose and not some foolish stunt trying to highlight how warm it is in the Arctic.
Thank you. Been wondering about that reference for awhile.
How much melting do we get at – 20 ºC ?
http://www.summitcamp.org/status/webcam/
And few days left before winter returns.
http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/meant80n.uk.php
Michael Mann says that temperature data such as that is irrelevant.
He & McKibben say there is no ice.
Kerry says aircons are the most dangerous things on the planet.
My guess is there is no LSD left in the world & its all been used by those three goons.
You do realise that we’re talking about sea ice in here, don’t you?
And above freezing temperatures as per your DMI graph?
And Snow White shows he can not understand sarcasm when it bites him in the rear.
Another day has dawned and still no answer, so at the risk of repeating myself:
Please explain to me precisely how “Snow White” is “egging on” anybody by posting the satellite visualisation that you have kindly reproduced above?
Perhaps you prefer the wording of today’s update?
Apart from another AMSR2 image there’s a nice little video of dolphins playing around in the sea ice free Barents Sea!
Another day has dawned, and still no answer.
At least the crew of “The Ship of Fools” appreciate “Snow White’s” cool humour:
https://twitter.com/PolarOceanChall/status/757880784804016128
Obviously trying to fabricate another hockey stick.
The sun is going down (UTC), and still no answer. At the risk of repeating myself, repeating myself:
Please explain to me precisely how “Snow White” is “egging on” anybody by posting the satellite visualisation that you have kindly reproduced above?
Or in today’s update for that matter.
Do you need a change of nappy, Jimbo?
I’m sure one of your boys at Exeter Uni will wipe and clean for you.
Another day has dawned, and still no answer.
To summarise the “Real Science” Arctic article template:
1) Write a snappy (if inaccurate) headline
2) Under that put one or more images which have little or no bearing on the headline
3) Under the image(s) put some text that also has little or no bearing on the headline
4) When called upon to justify 1-3 say nothing whatsoever of substance
5) Not too surprising that Jim Hunt’s web site is titled “GreatWhiteCon”?
YAWN
What a pointless , worthless post.
Sort of like his CON of a web-site
DECEIT from the very first page.
Nothing whatsoever of substance Andy. Par for the course.
A very apt description of your CON web site.
A CON until you tell the whole truth..
.. which we know you will NEVER do.
Well, it looks like the foolhardy adventurers are making a run for it. (The solid ice that is). They have stopped zig-zagging and left the vicinity of Novaya Zemlya. And ice charts from the russians are up. Just take a look at
http://polarocean.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-17.23.53.png
Not too easy to get through there it would seem. If only their boat had some skis that could be deployed, they could sail right over the ice if they managed to get atop it. Some ice-anchors, and long lines and a winch might even make that possible.
Well, it looks like the foolhardy adventurers are currently indulging in some well earned R&R in Nuuk.
For those of you who aren’t quite sure where the Northwest Passage is, Nuuk is the capital of Greenland:
http://GreatWhiteCon.info/2016/09/northabout-heads-for-home/#Sep-22