Arctic Sea Ice
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Started by metmike - April 11, 2022, 12:19 a.m.
    Sea ice average for March is the metric used to compare to previous winters  https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/04/08/sea-ice-average-for-march-is-the-metric-used-to-compare-to-previous-winters/
To keep the above graph in perspective (which because of the scale looks like a huge decline), see the graph below showing extent for March vs. September to 2021

 

Ice concentration (>50%), via University Bremen

The average sea ice cover at the end of March is the metric used to compare ‘winter’ ice to previous years or decades, not the single-day date of ‘most’ ice. This year, March ended with 14.6 mkm2 of sea ice, most of which (but not all) is critical polar bear habitat. Ice charts showing this are below.
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By metmike - April 11, 2022, 12:27 a.m.
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No specific comments, other than the fact that the ice melt rate continues to be LESS than predicted and polar bears are NOT threatened.........and that sea ice melting contributed nothing to global sea increases because its like ice cubes in your drink........when they are melting, the level of the liquid stays the same because the amount of fluid displaced by the ice weighs the same as the liquid that comes from the ice when melted. 

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