The melting of the North Pole illustrated

By Kent on October 22, 2007 7:10 AM | 1 Comment | 1 TrackBack | View blog reactions
Annual sea ice minimum in the ArcticNASA estimates of Arctic sea ice cover at the end of each summer (from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center; click here for larger version).
I mentioned about a month ago that sea ice in the Arctic reached a new minimum at the end of this summer. I knew this was a big deal, but I didn't realize how rapid and how dramatic the decline in sea ice has been. The illustration from NASA at the left is pretty remarkable, but if you really want to see something dramatic, click here to see the movie.

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The North Pole is melting (again) from Uncommon Ground on August 27, 2008 9:05 AM

From the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Click on the image for a full-size version. In 2007 the extent of ice in the Arctic Sea reached a new low. Last year it reached a low of 4.24 million square... Read More

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Robert Frost | June 28, 2008 9:15 AM | Reply

I'll believe it when I see it. Seems that the doom and gloom crowd will do anything to put money in the pockets of the unsuspecting.
Hard to believe that people think they can control the climate. Only God can do that.
Let's be realistic and use common sense.

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