"Sea ice hit record lows in November #weather"

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“It looks like a triple whammy–

a warm ocean,

a warm atmosphere, and

a wind pattern
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all working against the ice in the Arctic,” said NSIDC director Mark Serreze.​

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Sea ice hit record lows in November #weather

Posted by Anthony Watts


From the UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER and the “one month does not a trend make” department, notice that there is still plenty of ice in the Arctic as shown in the image provided with the press release.

It’s weather folks, but do remember this moment the next time we get a record high Arctic sea ice extent, the same people that are caterwauling on Twitter right now about this will tell you that it doesn’t matter.

At least NSIDC director Mark Serreze didn’t repeat his “The Arctic is screaming” and “death spiral” rhetoric.

Also note that before we had real-time satellite data to fret over and the Internet, the world would go on without a care.

Sea ice hit record lows in November


This is the Arctic sea ice extent: November 2016. CREDIT National Snow and Ice Data Center (NASA Earth Observatory

Unusually high air temperatures and a warm ocean have led to a record low Arctic sea ice extent for November, ​

according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. In the Southern Hemisphere, Antarctic sea ice extent also hit a record low for the month,

caused by moderately warm temperatures and a rapid shift in circumpolar winds.

“It looks like a triple whammy–

a warm ocean,

a warm atmosphere, and

a wind pattern
​

all working against the ice in the Arctic,” said NSIDC director Mark Serreze.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/12/07/sea-ice-hit-record-lows-in-november-weather/​