By Kenneth Richard on 13. August 2026
Scientists (Yilgan and Jónsdóttir, 2026) report annual mean sea ice extent in the Greenland Sea was 8.4 times greater in 2023 (2,403.6 km²) than in 2019 (287.6 km²). In the month of January, the sea ice extent was 6.4 times larger in 2024 (20,308 km²) than in 2017 (312 km²). Hand-in-hand with the recent sea […]
Posted in Arctic, Cooling/Temperature, Sea Ice |
By Kenneth Richard on 6. August 2026
In new research (Liu et al., 2026), scientists acknowledge clouds “markedly impact near-surface air temperatures” by altering the radiation budget and driving heating rates across the Arctic. For example, a cloudy day in winter may deliver 20-30 W/m² of cloud radiative forcing (CRF), warming the Arctic surface by 6-9°C. However, due to massive uncertainties in […]
Posted in Arctic, Climate Sensitivity, Cloud Climate Influence, CO2 and GHG |
By Kenneth Richard on 1. August 2026
The CO2-induced “polar amplification” narrative peddled by climate alarmists has just taken another hit. It has previously been shown increasing CO2 by over 120 ppm (278 ppm to 400 ppm) cools the Antarctic climate (Notholt et al., 2024). These scientists found there has been a slight (-0.01°C) overall net cooling CO2 influence since 1750. Image […]
Posted in Antarctic, Arctic, CO2 and GHG, Cooling/Temperature |
By Kenneth Richard on 23. July 2026
Greenland is halfway through its current (2025-2026) melt season. So far it’s not looking good for the alarmist narrative. Image Source: Polar Portal For perspective, there is more ice and snow on Greenland today than for nearly any other period in the last 10,000 years. Image Source: Larocca and Axford, 2022
Posted in Arctic, Cryosphere, Glaciers |
By P Gosselin on 7. July 2026
Highest level in 13 years… Higher than the 1980s average! The analysis by the Canada Ice Service (chart below) shows that on July 6, 2026. sea ice extent in the Western Arctic, including the Northwest Passage, reached approximately 1.29 million km². That’s higher than the average of the 1980s. Hat-tip: Snowfan This marks the second-largest […]
Posted in Arctic |
By Kenneth Richard on 25. May 2026
According to a recent presentation by climate scientist Dr. Ole Humlum published in Science of Climate Change: Real-world observations show both cooling and warming trends in the Arctic, Antarctic, and Tropical oceans since ARGO monitoring was introduced in 2004. Real-world observations show no trend in global precipitation since 1979. Real-world observations show global cloud cover […]
Posted in Antarctic, Arctic, Cloud Climate Influence, Oceans |
By Kenneth Richard on 18. May 2026
New research utilizing the DNA of dinoflagellate (Polarella glacialis) indicates that, 14,000 years ago, when the atmospheric CO2 concentration is thought to have been 230 ppm, the studied Arctic region (Yermak Plateau) was sea ice-free year-round. “Around 14.0-13.9 cal kyr BP, a short-lived year-round, ice-free, open ocean occurred.” During the Early to Middle Holocene (10,000 […]
Posted in Arctic, Cryosphere, Sea Ice |
By Kenneth Richard on 4. April 2026
Greenland’s ice mass losses have dramatically decelerated since 2012. According to a new study (Nilsson and Gardner, 2026), from 1992-2023 the ice loss from Greenland ice sheet (GIS) and peripheral glaciers has added a total of only 1.1 cm (11 mm) to global sea levels. This is a sea level contribution rate equivalent of just […]
Posted in Arctic, Cryosphere, Glaciers, Sea Levels |
By Kenneth Richard on 11. March 2026
“The trend of September Arctic sea ice extent for the most recent two decades 2005-2024 is -0.35 and -0.29 million km² per decade according to the NSIDC and OSISAF sea ice indices respectively…these trends are not statistically significant from zero at a 95% confidence level.” − England et al., 2025 Despite several peer-reviewed, “overly alarmist” […]
Posted in Arctic, Natural Variability, Sea Ice |
By Kenneth Richard on 16. February 2026
For the last 3000 years the Beaufort Sea region has had “permanent sea ice.” According to a new study, there was “no sea ice” in the Arctic’s Beaufort Sea from 11,700 to 8200 years ago. During this period, summer sea surface temperatures (SSTs) averaged ~7°C, varying up to 9.6°C. “The Early Holocene (11.7−8.2 ka) is […]
Posted in Arctic, Cryosphere, Paleo-climatology, Sea Ice
By Kenneth Richard on 3. February 2026
“[S]ea ice loss did not lead to a reduction in BC [body condition] among adult BS [Barents Sea] bears. Rather, after around 2000…both males and females of different reproductive categories increased in body condition for the following two decades.” — Aars et al., 2026 Thick sea ice is not a necessary condition for polar bear […]
Posted in Arctic, Sea Ice |
By Kenneth Richard on 12. January 2026
A large portion of the Greenland ice sheet that is today over 500 m thick did not exist during the Early to Mid Holocene. Prudhoe Dome (PD), a 2500 km² section of northwestern Greenland’s ice sheet (GIS), is today 500 to 600 m thick (Walcott-George et al., 2026). Approximately 6000-8000 years ago, or when atmospheric […]
Posted in Arctic, Cryosphere, Paleo-climatology |
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