Saturday, August 18, 2007

Arctic Sea Ice at Record Low


Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Record Low
Scientists Say Arctic Sea Ice Levels Are at a Record Low and Still Dropping

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON Aug 17, 2007 (AP)

There was less sea ice in the Arctic on Friday than ever before on record, and the melting is continuing, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported.

"Today is a historic day," said Mark Serreze, a senior research scientist at the center. "This is the least sea ice we've ever seen in the satellite record and we have another month left to go in the melt season this year." ...(more)

There's more information about Global Warming and Arctic Sea Ice Minimums at Polar Research Group and RealClimate

And, NO the sun isn't getting hotter. Solar output isn't increasing.

If you hear odd sounding stories saying climate change isn't real, RealClimate.org has a new Wiki site that tracks and debunks the nonsense.
RC Wiki

This site is a supplement to the RealClimate.org.

It is primarily an index for debunking of various popular media occurrences of climate-related nonsense.

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