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The Greenland Ice sheet lost 18 billion tons of water in 3 days after unusually warm temperatures between July 15 and 17. Arctic Sea Ice extent is declining on its way to the September annual minimum

July 24, 2022July 23, 2022 by Renato R. Colucci

greenland ice sheet lost 18 billion tons water

Between 15 and 17 July, Greenland’s north-western ice sheet lost 6 million tons of water per day. This exceptional melting was caused by exceptionally high … Read more

The Gulf Stream continues to slow down, new data shows, with freshwater creating an imbalance in the current, pushing it closer to a Collapse point

February 21, 2024April 2, 2022 by Andrej Flis

The Gulf Stream has weakened substantially in the past decades, as revealed by the latest data and new studies. Weather in the United States and … Read more

Arctic sea ice extent suddenly interrupts a good growing season just close to the annual maximum as the polar vortex slows its bully influence in winter 2021-22. A heatwave is now in the Arctic while Antarctic sea ice set its lowest ever

March 16, 2022 by Renato R. Colucci

The Big melting is now starting after a decent growing season

Arctic sea ice extent, after growing along the winter season at a decent rate, suddenly started shrinking at the beginning of March. The average Arctic … Read more

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Set an All-time Record Low at the End of the Austral Summer with a Marked Negative Anomaly after a Season Dominated by Föhn Events.

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 by Renato R. Colucci

Antarctica set an all time record low in February

A warm summer in Antarctica and several strong föhn wind events smashed the Antarctic sea ice extent setting an all-time record low in 44 years … Read more

Arctic Sea Ice extent is the highest since 2009, now above 14 million square kilometers. On the other side of the pond, Antarctic Sea Ice at an all-time low.

March 2, 2022February 9, 2022 by Renato R. Colucci

Arctic sea ice extent in January 2022 kept growing at a decent rate, and it is actually the highest in the last 14 years, according … Read more

A Severe Foehn Storm disintegrated in a couple of days 400 square kilometers of Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice shelf giving now a free way to land ice

February 6, 2022 by Renato R. Colucci

severe foehn storm collapsed 400 square kilometers antarctica larsenb ice shelf plate

Rapid disintegration of part of the Larsen B ice shelf, already dramatically collapsed in 2002, occurred two weeks ago, between January 19-20, 2022. This breakup … Read more

Arctic Sea Ice Extent Second Highest in 18 Years at the end of 2021, Now Close to 13 million square kilometers, while the Hudson Bay Finally Froze in the Last 2 weeks

December 31, 2021 by Renato R. Colucci

In December 2021 Arctic Sea Ice reached the second highest extent in 18 years

Arctic sea ice extent 2021 at the end of December is the highest in recent years and the 2nd highest in 18 years according to … Read more

Arctic Sea Ice froze at a Faster than Average pace through November, Now Already Close to 10 million square kilometers but the Hudson Bay is Almost Free of ice

December 5, 2021December 5, 2021 by Renato R. Colucci

Arctic sea ice is growing faster than avergae in bovember 2021

Arctic sea ice extent 2021 is among the highest in recent years, thanks to a cool summer and autumn, particularly in the western Arctic Ocean. … Read more