Ocean heat at the equator On November 24, 2015, equatorial waters at ≈100 m (328 ft) depth at 110-135°W were over 6°C (10.8°F) warmer than average in 1981-2000, as illustrated by above image. The ani…
by Albert Kallio Both the sea ice thickness and sea ice area have fallen to new record lows for this time of the year (22.11.2015), even surpassing all of the worst previous years. From Naval Researc…
100% clean and renewable wind, water, and solar (WWS) all-sector energy roadmaps for 139 countries of the world [ click on image to enlarge ] Above image is from a new study by Jacobson et al. [ draf…
Sea Surface Temperatures Sea surface temperatures were as high as 15.8°C or 60.4°F near Svalbard on November 7, 2015, a 13.7°C or 24.7°F anomaly. Let this sink in for a moment. The water used to be c…
Methane vent hole in the ice? In October 2015, an area appeared in the Arctic sea ice where the temperature of the ice was a few degrees Celsius higher and where ice concentration and salinity levels…