Well def Jeff (Masters, that is) has a really good summary on his current Weather Underground blog, so rather than just repeating it here, follow the shiny link. Summary: It wasn't worse than the worst thing evar. It was second-worst. W00t.
Your Daily Dose of Doom
Jul. 3rd, 2008 10:42 pm(source) The most optimistic spin you can put on that is a blip in an otherwise accelerating downward trend. The worst spin? A step phase change. Aw, crap.
Remember that North Pole webcam that I mentioned the other day? Behind the cut is a shot of it sitting in a pool of its own meltwater.
Sure, surface melt is not uncommon in the Arctic, but it's a chilling sight, no?
Anyone got a sea kayak I can borrow? My kayak-to-the-North-Pole plans are being brought forward by a few years. :(
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Sure, surface melt is not uncommon in the Arctic, but it's a chilling sight, no?
Anyone got a sea kayak I can borrow? My kayak-to-the-North-Pole plans are being brought forward by a few years. :(