13 Jan 2005, 6 – The Daily Spectrum at Newspapers.com
US tornado activity has again been below average this year, as it has been in eight of the last ten years.
Storm Prediction Center WCM Page
There is more sea ice than in 2005.
ftp://osisaf.met.no/prod_test/ice/index/v2p1/nh/osisaf_nh_sie_daily.txt
In most of Alaska, sea level is falling.