Posted on 03/22/2013 5:48:29 AM PDT by Kinsingmonster
Sea ice extent has been above average for about three weeks now. No big deal, but worth a mention. Please see the attached link from The Cryosphere Today page, published by the University of Illinois.
http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/global.daily.ice.area.withtrend.jpg
That is right about when the sunspot smoothed monthly value went below 25 during the end of solar cycle 23. We need a much bigger spike during the peak of cycle 24 to break that cooling trend. That last minimum was long and Ap magnetism has been in a slump ever since. We are looking at some serious cooling for at least the next 10 years. Do not sell the snow shoes at the garage sale.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.