*Arctic* After reaching the largest sea ice extent in the past 8 years, the Arctic sea ice is now in an unusually rapid ice melt phase, starting the melt season
Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent in early March. The ice melt season has begun, with rapid ice loss, as warmer air reaches the polar regions. Arctic...
*COVID-19 vs Climate* Global CO2 levels have temporarily stopped rising, likely due to the industry slowdown as the world battles the new Coronavirus
As the world continues the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, we are starting to observe first potential effects on the climate system. The CO2 levels have currently paused the...
*Rare event* A rare Ozone hole develops over the Arctic/Canadian region, unusually strong for the Northern Hemisphere!
It is a rather rare occurrence to see a larger area of sustained ozone depletion over the Arctic regions during the late winter/early spring season. But this year, records...
*Stratospheric Final Warming* The unusually strong Polar Vortex is awaiting judgment! A bi-modal warming wave develops, which could initiate the Final Warming collapse sequence
Every year, a final warming event occurs in the stratosphere, as we head into spring, and the Sun starts warming up the polar regions. Sometimes a final warming event...
*March 2020 – weekly breakdown* First half of March continues the pattern from winter. But the second half will feature a change, as the North Atlantic pattern finally goes into a slowdown
March is the first spring month, and the latest forecasts now show that it will transition slowly into proper spring, as the North Atlantic cyclonic pattern slowly weakens. Week...
*Spring 2020 FINAL outlook* After this weird winter is over, will we experience a more “normal” spring? BONUS: We added a Summer 2020 sneak peek!
The meteorological winter is nearly over. A new season, spring, is starting. Just like we did for winter, we will also take a final look at the spring 2020...
An unusual Arctic Warming Event begins over the eastern Arctic, raising temperatures over 20°C above normal! Are we in for an early ice melt season?
Just a few days after we talked about the Arctic ice extent reaching 10-year highest values, we are witnessing a warming event over the eastern Arctic. Temperatures are expected...
Uncertainties arise for Spring 2020, as the Polar Vortex starts to behave unusually. It turns bizarrely symmetrical and also cold enough to start the rare Ozone destruction process over the North Pole!
We have talked a lot about the polar vortex this season, and its powerful run, which is far from over. Recently, the lower part of the stratospheric polar vortex...