UPDATE: The next day set a record.
Antarctic Sea Ice on day 42 (Feb 11 2013) is 24% above average (770,000 sq km) and and only 8300 sq km short of a record.
There is a chance of an all-time record of the highest minimum ever in the coming days. The record is from 2008 – 3.69176 million sq km – on day 51.
Antarctic Sea Ice almost almost set some records and averaged the 2nd or 3rd most ice at this time of year ever over the last week. Almost a record is definitive proof of the end of days … isn’t it?
As Antarctic Sea Ice approaches minimum for the year, Antarctic Sea Ice for Day 26 is the 4th largest amount behind 2008, 1995 and 2004.
The way things are tracking there is a good chance a record for most ice at minimum may be set.
The NSIDC and many other used the ozone hole as an “excuse” for why Antarctic Sea Ice Extent broke records this year.
“Both warming and ozone loss act to strengthen the circumpolar winds in the south. This is due primarily to persistently cold conditions prevailing on Antarctica year-round, and a cold stratosphere above Antarctica due to the ozone hole. Stronger winds generally act to blow the sea ice outward, slightly increasing the extent”
Guess what, WUWT tells us it was the 2nd smallest ozone hole in 20 years.
“The average area covered by the Antarctic ozone hole this year was the second smallest in the last 20 years, according to data from NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites.”
What a shock. The “scientists” excuses for more Antarctic Sea Ice was bogus.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extend Maximum Trend
October 11 2012 (day 285) was another daily record for Antarctica Sea Ice Extent. The previous record holder for day 285 was in 2010.
Experts: Global warming means more Antarctic ice (h/t Marc Morano)
“This subtle growth in winter sea ice since scientists began measuring it in 1979 was initially surprising, they say, but makes sense the more it is studied.”
Translation: It was embarrassing us, so we’ll make something up.
“A warming world can have complex and sometimes surprising consequences,”
Translation: Antarctica is cooling, we don’t know why, so we will claim it is warming.
“”It sounds counterintuitive, but the Antarctic is part of the warming as well.”
Translation: More Ice = Warming and Less Ice = Warming. Our scam wins either way!
“But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be paying attention to it and shouldn’t be talking about it.”
Translation: We ignored the records in 2006 and 2012 and finally a few bloggers embarrassed us so much about 2012 that we had our buddy Seth Borenstein make up some crap.
“Antarctica’s weather peculiarities, on the other hand, don’t have much effect on civilization.”
Translation: It threatens our gravy train of grant money so we kept quiet about it.
“And the wind works in combination with the ozone hole, the huge gap in Earth’s protective ozone layer that usually appears over the South Pole”
Translation: We plan to ignore the ozone hole over the Arctic … which we never predicted either.
“Antarctic sea ice is also getting snowier because climate change has allowed the air to carry more moisture.
Guffaw.
“Winter sea ice has grown by about 1 percent a decade in Antarctica. ”
Actually, only one year before 1998 (1980 had 3) had days over 19 million sq km of Antarctic Ice. 2006 had 30 and 2012 had 28.
“computer models have long predicted that Antarctica would not respond as quickly to global warming as other places. ”
Translation; Models said it would melt too. Our models are crap.
“Scientists on the cruise with Maksym are spending eight to 12 hours a day on the ice bundled up against the fierce wind with boots that look like Bugs Bunny’s feet.”
Translation: Clown Feet would be more appropriate.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent set an all time record in 2012. The previous record was set in 2006. In 2006 there were 30 days where the ice extent was over 19 million sq km. That record has not been broken and was 9 days more than the previous record holder (1998).
So what did the NSIDC have to say about it in 2006?
Nothing.
They mentioned the Arctic a lot. And Al Gore’s movie. And that there was going to be an open house. But they ignored Antarctica. If they were scientists and not propagandists shouldn’t they be interested in both poles and maximum records too?
Only 9 years in the satellite era have seen Antarctic Sea Ice Extent hit 19 million sq km. 2006 had 30 days. In the last 2 days 2012 has trend up again over 19 million and put it within 2 days of tying the all time record. Aside from 1980, all of those years have been since 1998 which some people claim have been the hottest years in the history of human beings. Antarctic Sea Ice Extent disagrees.
| Year | Days Above 19 million | Last Day Above 19 million |
| 2006 | 30 | 283 |
| 2012 | 28 | 281 |
| 1998 | 21 | 281 |
| 2005 | 13 | 278 |
| 2009 | 11 | 271 |
| 2007 | 9 | 275 |
| 2004 | 6 | 254 |
| 2000 | 5 | 274 |
| 1980 | 3 | 269 |
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