“IN recent years countries including Australia have battled to reach their stations on the frozen continent, making resupply missions time consuming and expensive, Australian Antarctic Division spokesman Rod Wooding said.
“We’re noticing that the sea ice situation is becoming more difficult,” he told reporters on Monday.
The sea ice through the Southern Ocean and around Australia’s Mawson Station usually breaks up for a couple of months a year allowing ships to enter the bay but that did not happen in 2013-14.
“We had to get fuel in by helicopter which is inadequate for the long-term sustainability of the station,” Dr Wooding said………..”
“THE size and power of ships needed to break through Antarctica’s increasing sea ice levels is a worry for the global research community. ”
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/forecasting-sea-ice-to-save-scientists/story-e6frfku9-1227350248988
“IN recent years countries including Australia have battled to reach their stations on the frozen continent, making resupply missions time consuming and expensive, Australian Antarctic Division spokesman Rod Wooding said.
“We’re noticing that the sea ice situation is becoming more difficult,” he told reporters on Monday.
The sea ice through the Southern Ocean and around Australia’s Mawson Station usually breaks up for a couple of months a year allowing ships to enter the bay but that did not happen in 2013-14.
“We had to get fuel in by helicopter which is inadequate for the long-term sustainability of the station,” Dr Wooding said………..”
How about a lottery? Subject: When will Antarctica Sea Ice exceed 4 standard deviations???
My date is September 23, 2015. Any other entries??
What would the extent need to be to surpass 4 standard deviations? That would help me take a guess.
1 STD 10.0212
2 STD 10.55361
3 STD 11.08603
Todays Extent 11.191
4 STD 11.61844
Of course every day the figures are different.
The last time Antarctica hit 4 STD was Aug/Sept 2014.