The sea ice surrounding Antarctica set an all-time record HIGH yesterday at 16.3 million square kilometers.
Antarctic sea ice usually reaches its yearly high between September 28 and October 10 each year, so setting a record high this early means it will very, very likely get even larger over the next four weeks.....
Arctic sea ice this entire year has been lower than average, but within 2 standard deviations of its 1970-1990 average area all year - which means it has stayed within “normal ranges” the whole year.
Net sea ice is positive (we have a total sea ice area above average for the entire earth, but the Antarctic sea ice is at latitude 59, 60, and 61 south -> This means it reflects back into space a little over 5 times the amount of energy hitting the Arctic sea ice up north at latitude 79 and 80 north!
Wait just a rohdamn minute. It reflects 5 times the energy?
I guess we don’t need oil, just ice.
“The sea ice surrounding Antarctica set an all-time record HIGH yesterday at 16.3 million square kilometers.”
Nope, nope, no it didn’t — Who are you going to believe ALGORE or your lying eyes...
Reflection of sunlight at both poles is highest during each poles warm months.
When the sea ice in the north breaks up, it is trapped there by land in the colder latitudes and continues to reflect. When the sea ice in the south breaks up it moves away from the pole to warmer latitudes, melts quicker, and reflects less ice.
The reflection of sunlight from the land ice in the north is about the same as in the south
The Arctic Sea Ice Problem is Actually Worse-Not Better-Than We Thought