bdgwx Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Perhaps now is the time to start a dedicated thread for the Antarctic region similar to what we have for the Arctic region. We have already had a record low minimum in 2023 and it is looking likely we'll see a record low maximum as well. In fact, I don't think we can eliminate the possibility that the max for 2023 is already in. We'll have to wait several more weeks to know for sure. And, of course, globally we've been in record territory for almost 4 months now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 https://phys.org/news/2023-09-riddle-varying-inflow-arctic.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 can't we just have one thread called "sea ice" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdgwx Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 Antarctic sea ice extent for 2023 achieved a new average low of 9.85e6 km2. This breaks the previous record from 2022 of 10.73e6 km2 by a significant margin. As of January 29th, 2024 sea ice extent is just above what it was in 2023. It looks like the trajectory will take it near the record minimum first set in 2022 and then eclipsed in 2023. One hypothesis I've seen is that the persistently low sea ice extent in the SH could be evidence of a global circulation pattern change induced by the broader global warming. It's possible that the 2020's could be the decade of low SH extent and relatively high NH extent. If the global circulation pattern reverts to the mean the see-saw between the SH and NH could flip again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prismshine Productions Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Antarctica sea loss has rapidly caught up to 2023's pace:Feb. 2nd 2024 extent: 2.440m km2 (+190k over 2023)-55k on the gapSent from my SM-S146VL using Tapatalk 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 It has been ~tied w/‘22 & ‘23 since ~Mar 23rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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