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Where’s the sea ice? 3 reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters – The Conversation US
The pattern of autumn sea ice growth has been completely disrupted. The director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center explains what’s happening.
With the setting of the sun and the onset of polar darkness, the Arctic Ocean would normally be crusted with sea ice along the Siberian coast by now. But this year, the water is still open.
Ive watched the regions transformations since the 1980s as an Arctic climate scientist and, since 2008, as director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center. I can tell you, this is not normal. Theres so much more heat in the ocean now than there used to be that the pattern of autumn ice growth has been completely…
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