NSIDC continues their hysterics, hinting that theArctic is crashing and doomed, due to record heat.

Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis

Scary stuff – except that the area of ice in the Arctic hasn’t changed for a decade. Decadal trend is ice-free in 2,250 years.

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The record Arctic heat is actually about -25C.

Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut

Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut

Arctic ice extent is essentially at the 30 year mean, except for the Barents Sea – where winds have been pushing the ice edge towards the pole. This is hardly cause for alarm.

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Nothing significant is changing with the Arctic climate, yet NSIDC finds a way to spin it into a disaster. And to enhance their fantasy, they ignore all pre-1979 data and start their graphs right at the 1979 peak. The graph below is from the 1990 IPCC report, and shows that ice extent was much lower earlier in the 1970’s.

1990 IPCC : Chapter 7