Zack LabeNov 21, 2022

Monday sea ice update time - have a great week! 🙂

#Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 9th lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 130,000 km² above the 2010s mean
• about 550,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,170,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,670,000 km² below the 1980s mean

More graphs of current conditions: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/

Arctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent

Near real-time visualizations [Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability] [Arctic Sea-Ice Extent and Concentration] [Arctic Sea-Ice Volume and Thickness] [Arctic Temperatures] [Antarctic Sea-Ice E…

Zachary Labe
Show threadNickStarrett
@ZLabe while this seems like some obviously more bad news about the climate, is there any positive takeaway from the fact that it’s only 9th lowest and higher than 2010’s average? Or is this more attributable to just common year to year variations?
Nov 21, 2022 at 2:46pmWeb
Show threadZack LabeNov 21, 2022
@NStar8 Yes, this is just attributed to the typical interannual variability - influence of recent weather conditions over the last 1-2 years (perhaps related to the persistent La Niña).