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Julienne gave her definition of an ice-free Arctic today.

I do believe the Arctic will likely be ice-free (less than 1 million sq-km) during my lifetime.

http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com

1,000,000 km² is about 17,200 (pre-2008) Manhattans.

http://rowtothepole.com/latest-news/

The crew has made the magnificent achievement of rowing 500 miles through Arctic waters. It is normal for Arctic pack ice to retreat each summer. What has become most striking in recent years is the accelerated rate of summer sea ice loss which has made this adventure possible.

What a complete load of crap. The magnetic pole is at 81N. In 1922, people sailed to 81N in ice-free water.

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Jon Huntsman prides himself in trusting all alarmist scientist’s tripe.

Study on global plant die-off faces questions
By Kerry Sheridan (AFP) – 19 hours ago

WASHINGTON — A study on plant productivity that said drought and global warming were killing off plants worldwide is now being questioned by scientists, according to research published Thursday.

In the study published in the journal Science last year, researchers Maosheng Zhao and Steven Running of the University of Montana used NASA satellite data to show that productivity declined slightly from 2000-2009.

Those findings contradicted previous studies from the 1980s and 1990s that showed warmer temperatures in some parts of the world were driving longer growing seasons and greater plant growth around the globe.

Having more plants on Earth would be good news because it would help offset greenhouse gas emissions by absorbing more carbon dioxide.

While Running noted at the time that the findings came as “a bit of a surprise,” the study raised concerns about global food security, biofuels and our understanding of the carbon cycle.

The new questions about the study, published in Science on Thursday, are posed by scientists at Boston University in the United States and the Universities of Vicosa and Campinas in Brazil.

A press release distributed to reporters by Boston University said their study is “refuting earlier alarmist claims that drought has induced a decline in global plant productivity.”
Statements included by the researchers describe Zhao and Running’s model as “erratic,” “poorly formulated,” and showing no “trends that are statistically significant.”

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Kudos to Klaus Wolter, who has said consistently all year that he expected another La Nina this autumn.

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of NOAA.

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/enso/mei/

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10373644?

President Obama will cut short his Martha’s Vineyard vacation Friday night in order to get back to Washington before Hurricane Irene marches up the East Coast.

The historic East Coast earthquake didn’t move him much. But what he called a potentially “historic hurricane” finally did the trick.

http://content.usatoday.com/

 

This tree saw Irene coming from 6,000 miles away.

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http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sst_anom.gif

By Joe Romm on Mar 29, 2011 at 12:53 pm

New analysis asks “Can people recognize changing climate?”

… we believe that the system is moving toward a strong El Nino starting this summer. It’s not a sure bet, but it is probable.

that would very likely make 2012 the hottest year on record, one that is every bit as overwhelmed by extreme weather as 2010 was.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18233023

Irene could be “once-in-50-year” hurricane for the Northeast from the standpoint of power outages caused by downed trees alone.

http://www.accuweather.com/