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The Ice Is Melting, Melting [1]

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Date: 2023-09-28  

Greenland is going through a late melt this year.

A strong weather pattern from August 21 to 24 caused widespread melting across Greenland. This A strong weather pattern from August 21 to 24 caused widespread melting across Greenland. This unusually late summer melt event was caused by a high and low air pressure configuration known as an omega pattern because of its jet stream shape. The 2023 cumulative melt area is currently the second omega pattern because of its jet stream shape. The 2023 cumulative melt area is currently the second.

For full story click here...nsidc.org/…

As of September 10, this year the Antarctic was at its maximum extent at 16.96 million kilometers (6.55 million square miles) this is the lowest sea ice maximum in the 1979 to 2023 sea ice record by a wide margin.

Please note that this is a preliminary announcement. Changing winds or late-season growth could still increase the Antarctic ice extent. NSIDC scientists will release a full analysis of the Antarctic and Arctic September conditions in early October.

For full story please click here...nsidc.org/…

And finally, the UN news detailing the loss of polar ice in the North as well as some follow up about Antarctica...news.un.org/…

As a general interest the mountain range along the Cook Inlet has received its third mountain top snow fall (termination dust).

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