Monday, 4 March 2019

Signs of blue water and cracking ice are appearing as the sun returns to the Arctic


World & Climate News, Sea Ice, Carbon Dioxide & EQ Report with Margo (Mar. 2, 2019)




Margo has made some very interesting comments about the Laptev Sea on the ESAS.

 Here are some comparative photos to show what it has looked like in previous years

 2019


2017

2004





It is hard for me to navigate this but I think where we are talking about is on the left side of the map, where Tiksi is.

 You may have to mentally turn either the map or the images upside down to get an orientation.


The Bering Sea is practically ice-free and is 2nd lowest

Meanwhile this is the Beaufort Sea above Alaska - today

And in 2018


To understand this, look at the temperature anomalies in the region




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