Has maximum sea ice extent already been reached this year? Quoctrung 2/18/2016An earlier post wondered whether maximum extent for this year had already been reached, i.e. on February 9, 2016, when sea ice extent was 1... Read more
Arctic sea ice remains at a record low for time of year Quoctrung 2/15/2016For the time of year, Arctic sea ice remains at a record low since satellite records started in 1979, both for area and extent. The image be... Read more
Arctic Ocean Shows New Record Low Sea Ice Quoctrung 11/23/2015by Albert Kallio Both the sea ice thickness and sea ice area have fallen to new record lows for this time of the year (22.11.2015), even sur... Read more
Ocean Heat Quoctrung 11/09/2015Sea Surface Temperatures Sea surface temperatures were as high as 15.8°C or 60.4°F near Svalbard on November 7, 2015, a 13.7°C or 24.7°F ano... Read more
Methane Vent Hole In Arctic Sea Ice? Quoctrung 10/30/2015Methane vent hole in the ice? In October 2015, an area appeared in the Arctic sea ice where the temperature of the ice was a few degrees Cel... Read more