...But recent storms in the Beaufort region "triggered steep ice losses," he said, "and it now looks as if it will be a very close call indeed whether 2007 or 2008 is the worst year on record for ice cover over the Arctic."...
Will the Arctic Winter BE ENOUGH to sustain a benevolent troposphere. Not likely. This winter will provide 'some' insight to the waxing and waning of very thin Arctic Ocean Ice. The North Pole will require monitoring to realize the extent that its Dark Winter will allow for some ice formation. It is my estimate that once the ocean is 'ice free' in September the waters will continue to warm and global tempertures will escalate all that much quicker.
Just because the ice is gone, doesn't mean the dangers to Earth are over. The Arctic Ocean melted due to increased levels of carbon dioxide spawned by American Consumerism and its export. Once the ice is gone from the Arctic Ocean, the waters will continue to warm. There is a real question about the benevolent future of Earth.
The Polar Bear Club going for a swim in Prudhoe Bay and the Arctic Ocean at the end of the Dalton Highway, Alaska
'Unprecedented' melt sinks hope for Arctic ice recovery (click here)
Rapid disintegration of ocean ice cover on track to set record
Randy Boswell, The Ottawa CitizenPublished: Monday, August 11, 2008
OTTAWA - The Arctic Ocean ice cover, which appeared earlier this summer to be headed for a moderate recovery after last year's record-setting retreat, has begun disintegrating so rapidly in recent weeks that experts now say the ice loss by mid-September could exceed even 2007's history-making meltdown.
The Canadian Ice Service is reporting an "unprecedented" opening of waters in the Beaufort Sea north of the Yukon-Alaska border, where expected increases in ship traffic have just prompted the U.S. Coast Guard to establish two new outposts on Alaska's north coast to strengthen its vessel-monitoring and search-and-rescue capabilities.
The U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center, the world's leading satellite monitor of ice in the Arctic Ocean, is now hedging its earlier bets that this year's Arctic ice minimum would not be as extreme as last year....
The weather at Glacier Bay National Park (Crystal Wind Chime) is:
Lat/Lon :: 58.8° N 137.0° W
Elevation :: 33 ft / 10 m
Local Time :: 6:37 AM AKDT
Temperature :: 52 °F / 11 °C
Conditions :: Overcast
Humidity :: 88%
Dew Point :: 48 °F / 9 °C
Wind :: 4 mph / 6 km/h / 1.5 m/s from the North
Pressure :: 29.97 in / 1015 hPa (Steady)
Visibility :: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV :: 0 out of 16
Clouds:
Few 2000 ft / 609 m
Mostly Cloudy 2500 ft / 762 m
Overcast 3700 ft / 1127 m
(Above Ground Level)
