❄️ #Antarctic sea ice extent was 20% below average, the 6th lowest March extent in the record;
❄️ #Arctic sea ice reached its annual maximum in March, marking the highest extent for the month since 2013.
Have a great rest of your week! Here's your Monday's ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 14th lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 110,000 km² above the 2010s mean
• about 290,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 820,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,300,000 km² below the 1980s mean
A record-breaking temperature rise of 38.5 degrees Celsius in the Earth’s coldest region signals an impending catastrophe for both human beings and the local ecosystem.
Former Kivalliq Inuit Association and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated president Paul Kaludjak sees the overall cost of living and the cost of transportation as still being two negatives for Nunavut. Kaludjak began with NTI as its vice-president of finance from 2000 until 2004, before becoming president from 2004 until 2010....
April 1 snowpack snow water equivalent as a percent of 1991-2020 median in/around Alaska from ERA5 Land courtesy of ECMWF/Copernicus. Most of Alaska snowpack is near to above normal with a small exception in the central Interior and a larger exception in central and southern Southeast. In Canada, much of northern BC, NW Alberta and western NWT snowpack is far below typical for this point in the season. #akwx#ytwx#ntwx#Arctic#SnowPack#Hydrology#Wildfire @Climatologist49@DeniseGutzmer
Methane-Boreal–Arctic Region Research , Arctic Ice Update & A Wonky Polar Vortex? From Environmental CoffeeHouse @envirocoffeehouse.bsky.social
Jennifer Hynes is back! Wetland methane (CH4) emissions over the Boreal–Arctic region are vulnerable to climate change and linked to climate feedbacks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnbcT5qqyAU#Methane#Arctic
Enjoy your weekend! Here's your Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 15th lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 150,000 km² above the 2010s mean
• about 240,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 780,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,240,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Importance of 1.5°C: The Future of Arctic Sea Ice
"Dr. Alexandra Jahn, University of Colorado Boulder, is the lead author of a recent sea ice paper published in Nature, making clear that only the lowest emissions scenarios will minimize the frequency and length of future sea ice-free periods." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWFWYr9qAWo#Arctic#SeaIce
March 2024 observed unusually high levels of #Arctic sea ice in the Sea of Okhotsk. Elsewhere, most areas were near or below average (especially the Gulf of St. Lawrence).
Nunavut became a territory 25 years ago today. I’m grateful to Inuit who had the vision and the will to see this happen, to those who continue to work for this land, and especially those who make my home a special place to live. #Nunavut#Arctic
Have a great week! Here's your Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 15th lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 160,000 km² above the 2010s mean
• about 220,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 800,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,190,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Nunavut ‘on the right path’ but language and workplace issues lag, says Paul Kaludjak (www.nunavutnews.com)
Former Kivalliq Inuit Association and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated president Paul Kaludjak sees the overall cost of living and the cost of transportation as still being two negatives for Nunavut. Kaludjak began with NTI as its vice-president of finance from 2000 until 2004, before becoming president from 2004 until 2010....