Arctic sea ice volume loss slowed again yesterday, so I am changing my ice-free Arctic forecast to September 21, at 4:59 pm.
Another theory by the New York Times is that the Arctic has been ice-free since 1989.
Expert Says Arctic Ocean Will Soon Be an Open Sea – Catastrophic Shifts in Climate Feared
However, I have noticed a competing trend. Here in Boulder at the 40th parallel, days are a half hour shorter than they were a month ago. This means that the world will be completely dark in 29 months, which could potentially cause temperatures to drop – offsetting the ongoing increase in CO2.
Regardless of which problem is more serious, it is clear that government intervention and massive taxation is needed to prevent these catastrophic events from occurring.
