Sea Ice Extent – Day 78 – Global Sea Ice ‘Normal’ – 500,000 sq km higher than 1981

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Global Sea Ice ‘Normal’ – 500,000 sq km higher than 1981 and 2,000,000 sq km above 2006Global Sea Ice Extent for Day 78 From 1978 (infilled)Global_Sea_Ice_Extent_Zoomed_2015_Day_78_1981-2010 Arctic_Sea_Ice_Extent_Zoomed_2015_Day_78_1981-2010Antarctic_Sea_Ice_Extent_Zoomed_2015_Day_78_1981-2010

 

 

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Sea Ice Extent – Day 75 – Maybe Not A Record Low Arctic Maximum

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Back on March 10th (which was actually day 68)  I called the Arctic Maximum at 14.595 million sq km. to have occurred on day 53.

From day 53 to day 68 extent had fallen over 300,000 sq km.

Since then Arctic Sea Ice Extent has risen 200,000 sq km to 14.427 million sq km.

Maybe I called it too soon. Maybe not. 1995 and 2010 had late maximums which occurred on day 90. It is only day 75.

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Sea Ice Extent – Day 74 – Global Sea Ice Identical To 1981

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On Day 74 in 1981 Global Sea Ice was 19.1 million sq km. In 2015 on the same day Global Sea Ice was 19.1 million

Years with less global sea ice on this day
1981 1984 1991 1992 1997 2000 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011

 

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Japan … COAL!

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To the anti-nuclear pro-Coal activists … THANKS!

“If all seven projects including the plant in Akita materialize, they will increase the nation’s coal-power generation by up to 7.26 gigawatts by around 2025.

That is equivalent to seven medium-size nuclear reactors.”

 

“All of Japan’s 48 reactors are offline over safety concerns following the Fukushima nuclear accident, though four of them are expected to come back online later this year.”

 

http://www.thegwpf.com/reality-check-japans-coal-boom-continues

 

Arctic Sea Ice Maximum For 2015

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Unless something weird happens, the Arctic may have set its maximum way back on day 53.

It would be the lowest maximum in the satellite era.

It is not the earliest day of maximum.

1987, 1994 and 1996 set their maximums on day 52.

Year Min Max day of Max day of Min Avg Anomaly
1979 6.895 16.635 60 264 0.69
1983 7.204 16.412 73 251 0.7
1982 7.16 16.325 58 256 0.81
1988 7.048 16.309 70 255 0.53
1980 7.533 16.302 65 249 0.7
1987 6.89 16.293 52 245 0.62
1990 6.011 16.249 71 264 0.06
1985 6.486 16.163 76 252 0.36
1986 7.122 16.158 69 249 0.57
1998 6.293 16.07 56 260 0.12
1993 6.161 16.048 72 256 0.29
1984 6.396 15.809 78 260 0.27
1981 6.902 15.801 73 253 0.5
1994 6.934 15.77 52 248 0.38
1989 6.888 15.766 65 265 0.33
2001 6.567 15.742 63 262 -0.04
1997 6.602 15.684 79 246 0.03
1991 6.259 15.647 56 259 0.11
2003 5.969 15.629 79 260 -0.24
1999 5.676 15.627 89 255 0.06
2002 5.625 15.624 68 261 -0.27
1992 7.159 15.576 72 251 0.47
2000 5.943 15.498 63 255 -0.13
1996 7.147 15.484 52 254 0.2
1995 5.99 15.384 90 250 -0.22
2008 4.548 15.354 58 262 -0.66
2010 4.59 15.351 90 262 -0.92
2012 3.34 15.307 78 260 -1.23
2004 5.77 15.3 70 262 -0.4
2013 5.04 15.196 73 256 -0.74
2009 5.047 15.195 61 255 -0.7
2014 4.988 15.007 79 259 -0.84
2005 5.314 14.993 68 263 -0.73
2007 4.147 14.842 69 257 -1.16
2006 5.746 14.777 70 257 -0.86
2011 4.333 14.704 66 251 -1.15
2015 TBA 14.595 53 TBA TBA