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Climate Letter #2162

I found another article about the Antarctic warming event that you may find interesting because of all the quotes from scientific experts:  “https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/03/20/scientists-shocked-as-impossible-antarctic-heat-wave-sends-temperatures-40c-above-normal/.  One paragraph is especially interesting:  “The warm conditions were caused by an extreme atmospheric river of water … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #2161

Warm anomalies in both polar regions have dropped a degree or more today. Each change is associated with the reduced influx of a key atmospheric river (AR) and its overhead precipitable water (PW) content. I will be showing four images … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #2160

The Washington Post published another interesting article about the Antarctic anomaly yesterday, which has again been reposted by Peter Sinclair:  https://climatecrocks.com/2022/03/18/antarctica-90-degrees-above-normal-nothing-to-see-here/.  Scientists who were interviewed have more to say about the explanation, which they can see is related to the … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #2159

Antarctica captured my attention again today with an anomaly of +4.8C. The average for the whole continent is now up a total of 5.6 degrees in just four days. The bulk of the gain is happening in just one quarter … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #2158

The Arctic is just as warm today as it was yesterday, +3.5C above the 1990-2000 baseline average.  (Add about one degree for a late 19th century baseline.)  I’ll be showing the relevant maps below, with a few comments, but first, … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #2157

Another big day for Arctic warming—up 3.5C in just over three decades—and more than six times the global trendline increase for the same period (0.55C). The map shows us one spot quite close to the North Pole that has an … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #2156

When we open the anomaly map today we see the Arctic up 3.1C from the baseline average—over five times greater than the global trendline number of 0.55C. One quick glance tells us that areas of warm anomaly inside the Arctic … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #2155

A new way of measuring the thickness of Arctic sea ice enhances predictions of further rapid decline.  This was the conclusion reported in a study released on March 10 and reviewed by Phys.org::  https://phys.org/news/2022-03-icesat-remarkable-arctic-sea-ice.html.  The thickest ice, which is the … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #2154

Weekend letters are being issued mainly for the purpose of daily archiving of images. Comments are added when something of keen interest appears—like we will be seeing today. Look closely at the bright red area of anomaly extending from northeast … Continue reading

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Climate Letter #2153

Today’s anomaly map.  During the past week the world, tropics and NH have all experienced short-term  cooling trends, the SH has been flat, and both polar regions have been warming.  The Arctic today is very close to being on the … Continue reading

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