| Subject: | Re: Update on Arctic Sea ice |
| From: | Weatherlawyer |
| Posting date: | 04-07-2008 |
| Content: | |
jim beam wrote:
> Could you tell me the extent of the sea ice in 1917 , I say this because no
> real data exhists for a meaningfull discussion on the relevance of sea ice
> limits..
> Jim
>
>
>
> wrote in message
> news:40f21760-1c78-465d-9d09-78abf623c783@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> On Jul 4, 9:35 pm, Dawlish wrote:
> > The NSIDC have issued their latest update, saying in their
> > introduction.
> >
> > "Arctic sea ice extent for June 2008 is close to that for 2007, which
> > went on to reach the lowest minimum since at least 1979. More notably,
> > however, satellite data indicate that melt began significantly earlier
> > than last year over most of the Arctic Ocean. The large area of the
> > Arctic Ocean covered by first-year ice (described in our June
> > analysis) coupled with the early onset of melting may mean more rapid
> > and more severe summer ice retreat than last year."
> >
> > http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/index.html
> >
> > Still 4/6, for me that this year's minimum will actually beat last
> > year's exceptional minimum.
> >
> > Paul
>
> Well if you wanna put fifty quid on it I'm game.
>
>
> Lawrence my email is totally authentic.
Go easy on him/it, or he will be sending you e-mails of his wish
fulfilment. |
