In December 2025, the #SeaIce global extent was 9% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (november 1978):
- #Arctic, 1st lowest monthly mean, with 9% less extent than normal (-1,090,481km²)
- #Antarctic, 7th lowest monthly mean, with 10% less exent than normal (-1,090,481 km²)
more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index
#seaIce
Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea increased during the past week but remains below the 1991-2020 median in NSIDC data. Ice extent on the Russian side of the northern Bering Sea is especially low. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce @hanners64n.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea increased during the past week but remains below the 1991-2020 median in NSIDC data. Ice extent on the Russian side of the northern Bering Sea is especially low. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe @Jdnome
Bering Sea sea ice extent is well below normal, mostly due to very little ice near the Russian coast. Ice is expanding westward from the Alaska coast. For December 27, ice extent in the Bering Sea is the 7th lowest in the past 48 years in NSIDC data. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce
Bering Sea sea ice extent is well below normal, mostly due to very little ice near the Russian coast. Ice is expanding westward from the Alaska coast. For December 27, ice extent in the Bering Sea is the 7th lowest in the past 48 years in NSIDC data. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
Irony of exploring last #seaIce lost on this #CBC #journalist. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/canadian-icebreaker-last-sea-ice-tuvaijuittuq-9.7025887
Arctic-wide sea ice extent on 2025 Winter Solstice was the lowest on record. Details in the latest from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. #Arctic #SeaIce #Climate alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/winter-sol...
Arctic-wide sea ice extent on 2025 Winter Solstice was the lowest on record. Details in the latest from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. @Climatologist49
https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/winter-solstice-2025-arctic-sea-ice
Sea ice extent in the Bering as been basically flat the past week and is now decidedly below the 1991-2020 median. Storminess early this week will likely result in some retreat of the ice edge but then a shift to north winds later in the week would allow for some expansion. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce
Sea ice extent in the Bering as been basically flat the past week and is now decidedly below the 1991-2020 median for this point in the season. Storminess early this coming week will likely result in some retreat of the ice edge but then a shift to colder northerly winds later in the week would allow for some expansion. @ZLabe @Climatologist49
Hey, it's that time of year for my seasonal poem A Christmas Peril. When I originally wrote this, in 2008, it seemed to many people that it expressed a distant possibility, but was a cute fairy tale.
Even then, also in 2008, I had done some back of the envelope calculations that suggested to me the possibility that human civilization could be wiped out, perhaps even humanity could go extinct, as early as 2035. But I didn't expect any one would believe it.
Now, less than twenty years later, I feel almost embarrassed circulating it because I hope most people can easily see how it pales against the stark and aggressive reality that the Climate Crisis is.
As for 2035? Well, I hope we have at least that long, but I'm a little worried we don't. Acceleration is a weird thing. Civilization may seem solid, but there are things that could happen (crop failures are the one I'm looking to) that could cause everything to unravel really quickly.
Maybe I should be updating my poem. But, for now, this is what I have to offer. Please read it if you haven't, and share it with family and friends as part of your holiday season. Mastodon boosts count as part of that, if you're of a mind to. :)
Happy holidays, everyone. The Climate Crisis isn't a very happy thought, but it underscores the importance of savoring civilization, stability, family, and friends while you can. I'd like to be wrong. But I wouldn't bet money on it.
https://nhplace.com/kent/Writing/A-Christmas-Peril.html
The poem is available in three languages (English, Spanish, and Portuguese) with several audio tracks.
#Christmas #AChristmasPeril #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateDenial #poem #ice #SeaIce #arctic #Santa #elves #Writing #WritingCommunity #coal #holidays #HolidayTraditions #PolarBears #Spanish #Portuguese #poesia
Meereisflächen in Arktis und Antarktis im November 2025: https://www.wetterkontor.de/de/wetternews.asp
#wetter #météo #weather #climate #climatechange #November #2025 #Nachrichten #Klima #Copernicus #seaice #Meereis #Arktis #Antarktis
The Arctic Just Experienced Its Warmest Year on Record
The past 10 years have been the warmest recorded in a region that is heating at two to four times the global average.https://murica.website/2025/12/the-arctic-just-experienced-its-warmest-year-on-record/
Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea slightly above the 1991-2020 median for mid-December in NSIDC data. Storminess late last week wiped out most of the ice near the Russian coast southwest of Cape Navarin and opened up the area between St. Lawrence Island and the Bering Strait. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce
Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea slightly above the 1991-2020 median for this point in the season in NSIDC data. Storminess late last week wiped out most of the ice near the Russian coast southwest of Cape Navarin and opened up the area between St. Lawrence Island and the Bering Strait. Ice increasing in upper Bristol Bay. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
In November 2025, the #SeaIce global extent was 8.7% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 2nd lowest monthly mean, with 11.7% less extent than normal (-1,198,440km²)
- #Antarctic, 4th lowest monthly mean, with 7.3% less extent than normal (-1,188,737 km²)
more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index
#ClimateChange #OSISAF @eumetsat
Fascinating film about a Finnish couple over-wintering in a yacht in a remote corner of Greenland... 😍
The Chukchi Sea is now iced-over and attention turns to the Bering Sea. Recent cold and windy weather has driven a rapid increase in sea ice extent in NSIDC data. Total extent is the highest for Dec 6 since 2021. Upcoming weather pattern change will slow ice extent increase. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce
The Chukchi Sea is now iced-over and we turn our attention to the northern Bering Sea. Recent cold and windy weather has driven a rapid increase in sea ice extent in NSIDC data. Total extent is the highest for this point in the season since 2021 and a bit above the 1991-2020 median. Change in the weather pattern coming this week with more south winds, slowing ice extent increase. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
That feeling when the sea you know and love becomes locked in white...and it feels like that's how it will be, from now on. With even the gods themselves falling into silence...
Captured during a cold day on Lake Michigan, "Sunbreak in White".
#art #photography #snow #ice #seaice #LakeMichigan #Michigan #GreatLakes #Midwest #winter #beach #sea
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