I'm talking about the situation regarding Arctic Sea Ice this month. It's very strange, but also very encouraging. In the chart below (based on NSIDC Charctic Sea Ice Data), I have selected for display, the three decade median line (1981-2010), plus the four individual decade average lines covering all complete decades of data so far... Continue Reading →
Arctic Sea Ice Formation 2025
The First March data is in, so time to report on the progress of sea ice formation so far this year and, it has to be said, it does not look good. But remember, this is weather we are looking at, not climate. That is the best I can say. but fear not. It is... Continue Reading →
Weather is So Perplexing, But it’s Only Weather
There is nothing much going on in the world these days, nothing that really matters anyway*, so I am going to talk about the weather ...and, trust me, it is only weather. Day by day pundits may refer to it all as 'climate' but that is incorrect. So, whenever you hear a climate story, have... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 