After the shortest melt season on record, and the earliest end to the melt season record, September ice growth has been the fastest on record.
Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut
Earlier this month, Mark Serreze from NSIDC advised the Ship of Fools that could sail to the North Pole.
After unusual Arctic storms, sea ice coverage in region is plummeting
Good thing they weren’t foolish enough to listen to Serreze, like Lewis Pugh did in 2008.
North Pole could be ice-free this summer, scientists say – CNN.com
In 2008 Lewis Pugh kayaked about 20 miles out of Svalbard before he got blocked by ice, and then spun his total failure as proof of global warming.
Explorer kayaks to 1,000 km from N.Pole | Reuters
