Sad Polar Bear prays for a volcano

[andygates]

More doom.  It comes to something when Well Def Jeff says, "The latest Arctic Report Card 2008 concludes that "it is becoming increasingly likely that the Arctic will change from a perennially ice-covered to an ice-free ocean in the summer". The best hope I see for the Arctic sea ice to recover in the next few years is for a major volcanic eruption in the tropics to create a "Volcanic Winter" cooling effect for a year or two."

My prediction remains 2012 for an ice-free summer Arctic.  Whaddya know, it'll be the end of the world as we know it after all. 

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[skean.livejournal.com]

Just read this account of an open boat voyage from Ireland to Newfoundland. Good book, and shows how much pack ice there was floating around the North Atlantic in the 70's.

Similarly, Ranulph Fiennes books give a good sense of retreating ice.