Comments on: Arctic Sea Ice Cracking Thing (Updated)

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By: Jim Hunt

Jim Hunt — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:23:58 +0000

Hi Greg,

The Arctic sea ice “cracking thing” continues apace. Here’s the latest satellite images and photos taken from a low flying NASA P3-B “airborne laboratory” which is currently taking a close look at the sorry state of the sea ice on their latest “IceBridge” mission.

http://econnexus.org/bigger-cracks-than-ever-in-the-beaufort-sea-ice/

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By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:31:24 +0000

If it’s a one-year occurrence, then it’s a blip on the radar, no big deal.

If it’s a long-term trend? It’s…it’s pretty scary, as an accelerating factor, honestly.

By: Robert Marston

Robert Marston — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:14:04 +0000

Just to add —

The break-up currently extends from Alaska to the Fram Straight. An event that takes up almost half the sea-ice and nearly all the remaining thick ice.

Also, I want to qualify by stating that it is much more likely rapid melt will occur under current conditions. Weather and temperature used to rule the Arctic melt season. A new factor– thin ice — is making the environment more volatile and making rapid melt more likely.

All that said, if we have a long period of weather similar to 2007 (what appears to be happening now), then this melt season could be devastating.

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