UPDATE: Antarctic and Arctic has been published. MASIE is still one day behind.
There have been no updates to NSIDC/NOAA Antarctic Sea Ice Extent for three days. Arctic Data is late for today. And MASIE did update their data, but it is one day older than it should be.
Data is usually found here and here and here.
“Leaking methane from coal-seam gas wells was not as high as feared, with each well emitting about the same as four cows, a CSIRO study has found.”
“A review of 43 CSG well sites in Queensland and NSW undertaken for the federal environment department found leaking from the Australian industry was much lower than in the US.
All of the methane leaks were from equipment and none due to the release of gas from outside of the well casing. The worst leaks were from well sites that were under pressure after being put out of production.”
http://www.thegwpf.org/new-study-leaking-methane-from-gas-wells-not-as-high-as-feared
Aug 3 2014 MASIE Update – A Small Increase of 38,377 sq km Over Last Day After One Day of Large Melt
Data here. Click for bigger.
| Region | 127 days ago | End | Last 126 | Last 28 | Last 14 | Last 7 | Last 3 | Last 1 |
| Canadian Archipelago | 853,214 | 678,222 | -174,993 | -59,056 | -31,964 | -5,453 | -16,651 | -11,752 |
| Hudson Bay | 1,260,903 | 154,868 | -1,106,035 | -470,827 | -142,216 | -46,767 | -10,511 | -9,423 |
| Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence | 1,688,530 | 72,548 | -1,615,982 | -222,026 | -74,009 | -12,198 | -3,903 | -5,166 |
| Bering Sea | 697,324 | 0 | -697,324 | -13,405 | -787 | -15 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltic Sea | 15,337 | 0 | -15,337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sea of Okhotsk | 853,240 | 0 | -853,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow Sea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laptev Sea | 897,845 | 213,039 | -684,806 | -299,328 | -177,916 | -128,045 | -48,350 | 1,065 |
| Central Arctic | 3,221,921 | 3,204,988 | -16,933 | -26,471 | 335 | 213 | -5,250 | 4,155 |
| Kara Sea | 933,859 | 316,087 | -617,772 | -405,670 | -211,854 | -88,561 | -32,050 | 5,956 |
| Beaufort Sea | 1,070,445 | 853,649 | -216,796 | -26,044 | 17,008 | 21,899 | 15,406 | 6,230 |
| Barents Sea | 645,917 | 94,618 | -551,299 | -22,313 | -4,471 | 14,771 | 10,681 | 8,820 |
| Greenland Sea | 603,416 | 352,030 | -251,385 | -128,335 | -67,740 | -4,757 | -4,791 | 10,542 |
| Chukchi Sea | 966,006 | 595,526 | -370,480 | -109,807 | -53,034 | -46,281 | -17,421 | 11,210 |
| East Siberian Sea | 1,087,137 | 895,505 | -191,632 | -117,524 | -117,504 | -95,415 | -39,689 | 16,740 |
| Northern Hemisphere (Total) | 14,805,115 | 7,432,223 | -7,372,892 | -1,901,176 | -864,149 | -390,610 | -152,529 | 38,377 |
| NH (Average Loss per Day) | -58,054 | -67,899 | -61,725 | -55,801 | -50,843 | 38,377 |
(NOTE: Antarctic data has not been updated for 2 days. So I cannot post the Antarctic or Global update)
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -1.1 million sq km below the 1981-201 mean. It is higher than it was in 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Aug 1 2014 MASIE Update – A Tiny Melt After a Tiny Freeze
Data here. Click for bigger.
| Region | 125 days ago | End | Last 124 | Last 28 | Last 14 | Last 7 | Last 3 | Last 1 |
| Laptev Sea | 897,845 | 247,621 | -650,224 | -277,930 | -126,952 | -98,950 | -67,618 | -13,768 |
| Chukchi Sea | 966,006 | 607,114 | -358,893 | -128,343 | -31,108 | -21,454 | -26,346 | -5,833 |
| East Siberian Sea | 1,087,137 | 929,618 | -157,520 | -84,380 | -55,246 | -46,393 | -57,488 | -5,577 |
| Canadian Archipelago | 853,214 | 689,829 | -163,385 | -56,733 | -15,813 | -4,647 | -5,214 | -5,044 |
| Greenland Sea | 603,416 | 352,537 | -250,879 | -154,607 | -57,742 | 1,878 | -4,771 | -4,284 |
| Central Arctic | 3,221,921 | 3,207,011 | -14,910 | -22,494 | 17,639 | 15,641 | -1,496 | -3,227 |
| Bering Sea | 697,324 | 0 | -697,324 | -12,503 | -7,345 | -15 | -15 | 0 |
| Baltic Sea | 15,337 | 0 | -15,337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sea of Okhotsk | 853,240 | 0 | -853,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow Sea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence | 1,688,530 | 76,967 | -1,611,563 | -297,142 | -45,383 | -26,272 | 1,116 | 516 |
| Kara Sea | 933,859 | 349,954 | -583,906 | -401,937 | -219,670 | -88,187 | 13,883 | 1,817 |
| Hudson Bay | 1,260,903 | 169,271 | -1,091,632 | -556,349 | -124,336 | -21,890 | -3,460 | 3,892 |
| Barents Sea | 645,917 | 92,367 | -553,550 | -48,112 | -399 | 10,122 | 15,240 | 8,430 |
| Beaufort Sea | 1,070,445 | 846,933 | -223,512 | -42,622 | 34,421 | 29,185 | 13,772 | 8,689 |
| Northern Hemisphere (Total) | 14,805,115 | 7,570,363 | -7,234,752 | -2,083,522 | -631,934 | -250,981 | -122,396 | -14,389 |
| NH (Average Loss per Day) | -57,878 | -74,412 | -45,138 | -35,854 | -40,799 | -14,389 |
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,136,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 134th daily record for the year.
The lowest extent for this day was 16.2 million sq km in 1985. In 2014 it is 18.1 million sq km. A 1.9 million sq km difference.
Global Sea Ice Extent is 33,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent rose by 63,000 sq km over the last day.
July 31 2014 MASIE Update – A Small Increase After Two Days of ‘Melt’ (wind may play some role).
The Central Arctic (1st bar graph) shows the Central Arctic refusing to melt — up 20,598 in last 7 days.
The Northern Hemisphere is the 2nd bar graph. Lots of melting.
Data here. Click for bigger.
| Region | 124 days ago | End | Last 123 | Last 28 | Last 14 | Last 7 | Last 3 | Last 1 |
| East Siberian Sea | 1,087,137 | 935,195 | -151,942 | -73,734 | -33,403 | -51,653 | -55,726 | -12,962 |
| Laptev Sea | 897,845 | 261,389 | -636,456 | -277,564 | -111,623 | -87,147 | -79,694 | -11,824 |
| Beaufort Sea | 1,070,445 | 838,243 | -232,202 | -56,602 | 25,732 | 21,775 | 5,711 | -1,770 |
| Canadian Archipelago | 853,214 | 694,873 | -158,341 | -52,393 | -10,769 | 159 | 7,285 | -1,120 |
| Hudson Bay | 1,260,903 | 165,379 | -1,095,524 | -583,222 | -140,218 | -54,381 | -35,075 | -336 |
| Bering Sea | 697,324 | 0 | -697,324 | -11,314 | -7,345 | -15 | -15 | 0 |
| Baltic Sea | 15,337 | 0 | -15,337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sea of Okhotsk | 853,240 | 0 | -853,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow Sea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chukchi Sea | 966,006 | 612,946 | -353,060 | -128,237 | -25,276 | -15,076 | -28,860 | 1,310 |
| Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence | 1,688,530 | 76,451 | -1,612,079 | -316,965 | -49,116 | -35,228 | -6,171 | 1,953 |
| Central Arctic | 3,221,921 | 3,210,238 | -11,683 | -20,086 | 25,127 | 20,598 | 1,131 | 2,983 |
| Greenland Sea | 603,416 | 356,821 | -246,595 | -129,540 | -53,747 | 1,431 | -12,457 | 6,824 |
| Barents Sea | 645,917 | 83,937 | -561,980 | -55,310 | -3,953 | -2,360 | 4,090 | 7,261 |
| Kara Sea | 933,859 | 348,137 | -585,722 | -408,507 | -208,894 | -92,049 | -56,512 | 17,681 |
| Northern Hemisphere (Total) | 14,805,115 | 7,584,752 | -7,220,363 | -2,113,700 | -593,483 | -293,946 | -256,293 | 10,000 |
| NH (Average Loss per Day) | -58,229 | -75,489 | -42,392 | -41,992 | -85,431 | 10,000 |
It may be time to review your survival gear and canned food situation.
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