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andygatesMore analysis of this years Arctic ice shows that it's now 90% one-year ice, only 10% 2+ year ice. One-year ice is pretty thin compared to multi-year ice, and melts and breaks up more easily. It's not a happy omen. (Source: BBC)
Edit:
This from the CC with Walt Meier NISDC and Ron Kwok NASA/JPL last Monday:
Edit:
This from the CC with Walt Meier NISDC and Ron Kwok NASA/JPL last Monday:
Current multiyear ice is 9.8%
That is a record low since 1981
That is 66% lower that the 1981-2000 average
