Arctic Meltdown Update
July 5, 2018
Arctic sea ice volume is about to pass 2003 and
move to third highest in the DMI record.
This should happen on Saturday.
Spreadsheet Data
Yesterday was the peak melt day of the season so far.
The only other year when the peak melt occurred in July was 2003.
Normally it occurs in June.
Peak melt rates have declined over the past 15 years,
with this year being the fourth lowest on record (so far.)
Spreadsheet Data