The distribution of sea ice thickness in the Arctic Ocean is not ideal, with thicker ice located near the edge and often exported into the Atlantic, according to ZLabe. Surface ocean temperatures are at unprecedented highs and sea ice around Antarctica is at an extreme low, raising concerns. The global sea ice departure has reached the largest anomaly in satellite records, while ice sheet surface melt is accelerating in Greenland and slowing in Antarctica, as found by a recent study. The causes of these temperature spikes and anomalies remain unclear.
#Ice sheet surface melt is accelerating in Greenland and slowing in Antarctica, finds study @theAGU https://t.co/BwtxFxsu1q https://t.co/IrcqOXUBIo
The size of the global sea ice departure (i.e., amount of missing ice compared to 1981-2010) has just reached the largest anomaly in our satellite record... ☹️ More figures at https://t.co/ecHYax1KfT. Data from @NSIDC. https://t.co/tFzYZJ7e2e
"It’s not just air temperatures sending out SOS signals: Surface ocean temperatures are also at unprecedented highs, and sea ice around Antarctica is at an extreme low for the season. ... It’s not clear what’s caused the temperature spike." https://t.co/LV6AuSLkpJ via @opinion
A sudden spike in global warmth is so extreme, it’s mysterious Nothing mysterious about it Have written 5 times on it in cfact You just dont bother looking https://t.co/d0IvsYIK1F
As mentioned in my recent blog (https://t.co/4QzBhL1jQc), the distribution of sea ice thickness doesn't look ideal. The (relative) thicker ice is located near the edge of the #Arctic Ocean, where it is often exported into the Atlantic. [PIOMAS graphics: https://t.co/qXpJKsA27B] https://t.co/jIrT5dyKjp