“After crashing to a record-low summer extent in February, sea ice around the southern continent regrew extremely slowly.
By July, when sea ice should be approaching its maximum winter coverage, there was an area of ice “missing” that was bigger than Algeria – the world’s 10th largest country.
When the annual maximum extent arrived – early – it was the smallest on record by a “wide margin”.
This made 2023 the second record-breaking year in a row, continuing the recent erratic swings in sea ice cover that had otherwise been preceded by several decades of steady, gradual increase.
In our new paper, published in the Royal Meteorological Society’s journal Weather, my coauthor and I explore what happened to sea ice in 2023, what caused the dramatic events and what the implications are for the future.”
I cannot stand the titling. Appreciate that it is extraordinary by definition of the word, but sounds much more positive than it is.
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“After crashing to a record-low summer extent in February, sea ice around the southern continent regrew extremely slowly.
By July, when sea ice should be approaching its maximum winter coverage, there was an area of ice “missing” that was bigger than Algeria – the world’s 10th largest country.
When the annual maximum extent arrived – early – it was the smallest on record by a “wide margin”.
This made 2023 the second record-breaking year in a row, continuing the recent erratic swings in sea ice cover that had otherwise been preceded by several decades of steady, gradual increase.
In our new paper, published in the Royal Meteorological Society’s journal Weather, my coauthor and I explore what happened to sea ice in 2023, what caused the dramatic events and what the implications are for the future.”
I cannot stand the titling. Appreciate that it is extraordinary by definition of the word, but sounds much more positive than it is.