Monthly Archives: August 2017

On this date in 1953. almost the entire Eastern US was over 90 degrees, and much of the Northeastern US was over 100 degrees. New York City was 100 degrees. August 31 temperatures have plummeted over the past century.

Arctic sea ice extent is up 25% over the past five years. Green shows ice gain since August 30, 2012. 2017     2012 Extent is fourth highest in a decade. There has been no trend since this date in 2006. … Continue reading →

My guess is they are going through a channel opened up by icebreakers, and don’t want people to know they are cheating. Crystal Serenity | Live Cruise Ship Cam | Cruise Video Feed

With their route through the Northwest Passage blocked by ice, the Crystal Serenity is zig-zagging . They have made three approaches, and turned back each time. Crystal Serenity | Live Cruise Ship Cam | Cruise Video Feed

Current forecast is that the Arctic will be ice-free on November 2, 2018 at 3;59 PM. Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph | Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis Climate experts insist that sea ice is at a record low, and … Continue reading →

The frequency of hot August days in Nebraska has plummeted over the past century. During August, 1937 Nebraska stations averaged 25 days over 90 degrees. This year they averaged only one day over 90F. The warmest temperature recorded at Ashland, … Continue reading →

Ten years ago, the government of Australia announced the permanent drought. This drought may never break – Environment – smh.com.au Two years later it was raining so much in Australia that sea level was falling. Australian floods of 2010 and … Continue reading →

Winter has arrived several weeks early in Greenland, and they have gained a huge amount of excess ice. Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Mass Budget: DMI Normally Greenland’s surface gains about 375 billion tons of ice per year, but this year … Continue reading →

That Arctic sea ice has been seriously declining since around 2005 is a well-known fact As Arctic Sea Ice Shows Record Decline, Scientists Prepare to Go — Arctic Deeply The only well known fact about climate is that government climate … Continue reading →