Melting sea-ice does not cause sea level rise. What are you saying?
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Melting sea-ice does not cause sea level rise. What are you saying?
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"Scientists believe that the coming period of rapid climate change is likely to be erratic, disruptive, and unpredictable. Local weather patterns may shift suddenly and dangerously." (June, 1996)
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Your 'moment of doom' for Mar. 7, 2026 ~ We have cookies.
"At this point, it is hard to see another ending other than the Earth being eternally doomed. With the rate of the world heating and no change in reaction, it seems that fate is inevitable."
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In other news, the latest NOAA data is showing that new methane continues to trend downward.
At the current rate of decline, the Glasgow Compact goal of reducing anthropogenic methane 30% by 2030 will be attained somewhere around 2037 to 2040.
Passing this along for Roger...
I should add that this calculation does not take clouds into consideration.
With clouds (approx. 70% cloud cover on average over equatorial regions) we're looking at 120-140 km each direction N & S of the equator. This is about 150-175 miles across from N to S.
Um...
One last graphic showing Arctic sea-ice volume, running second behind 2017, this one using the "monthly average" volume posted by PIOMAS.
The accelerating Arctic sea-ice catastrophe is bad enough, no need to catastrophize.
Data: psc.apl.uw.edu/wordpress/wp...
I just did a more rigorous computation for increasing Earth's albedo (reflectivity) using 92% efficient mirrors.
To get back to year 2000 albedo levels, we only need a band about 84 km wide (42 km North & South of the equator) of mirrors circling the earth.
The more you know!
Calling out my Death Metal fan followers.
If you could take a moment to view/like/share my doomer friend's latest YouTube video where she and a guitarist cover Evisceration Plague by Cannibal Corpse. Let's get her 1000 views!
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Your bonus 'doom quote' for today:
"The 'runaway' climate threat now is the danger that todayβs accelerated global warming will push Earth past a 'point of no return,' with irreversible consequences for todayβs young people and their descendants."
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Breaking News!
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Antarctic sea-ice extent has now passed its yearly minimum and is growing again. The 2026 minimum was 2,720,000 kmΒ² on February 23rd, which was the 23rd lowest minimum on record, dating back to 1979.
No Antarctic BOE this year!
Your 'hope porn' quote for today:
"We just need to be people who want this planet to continue to be a safe, hospitable home for us all. And to share this message effectively, we need to bring our hearts to the table, not just our heads."
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A Blue Ocean Event later this year? Make your fake bets here!
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Here's daily Arctic sea-ice volume, currently 2nd lowest (2017 was lower).
Among doomers, there are the NTHE doomers, and they are yet again predicting a blue ocean event later this year. The Climate Casino will offer 15-to-1 against in a wager coming soon on Twitter.
Stay tuned!
Since 3-year averages tend to be somewhere between climate and weather, here it is, the 3-year running mean for Arctic sea-ice volume.
Although volume is not currently at an all time low, the record was reached on Oct. 30, 2019, it is trending in that direction.
Stay tuned!
Breaking News!
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Average Arctic sea-ice thickness is at a *record low* for the date, if we are looking at either the 1-year or 3-year running average.
I'll post the volume graphics tomorrow, which are *not* at record lows.
The Climate 8-Ball says: No BOE for you!
A day of bounty! Monthly Arctic sea-ice data was just posted by PIOMAS.
Here is average Arctic ice thickness, through Feb. 28. Thickness is currently second lowest for the date, with only 2017 seeing lower average thickness than 2026.
Data:
psc.apl.uw.edu/wordpress/wp...
Breaking News!
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February CO2 data from Mauna Loa was just posted by NOAA, and the 3-year running average for the mean rate of atmospheric CO2 growth hit yet another new record high, now up to 8.15 ppm per 3 years.
And that dip in the early 1990's was Mt. Pinatubo.
Your 'moment of doom' for Mar. 5, 2026 ~ RIP tropical insects.
"Since insects fulfill central functions in ecosystems as pollinators, decomposers, and predators, there is a threat of far-reaching consequences for entire ecosystems."
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Your 'doom quote' for today:
"If warming were to reach what was at that point considered a likely maximumβa figure that now looks too lowβby the middle of this century, between 38 and 52 percent of the species would be fated to disappear."
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Your 'moment of doom' for Mar. 4, 2026 ~ Expecting worse than expected.
"the authors determined that 3.28 feet (1 meter) of global sea level rise could inundate 37% more land area than previously thought, impacting 77 million to 132 million people ..."
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Your 'doom quote' for today:
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
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This looks great. The 'World Adaptation Forum.'
I'll be going "virtually" -- anyone else going?
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Normalcy bias in action. Overall, folks think we are slightly less f&%ked today than we were a year ago...
For those on tenterhooks, yes, Arctic sea-ice extent is still below the record low maximum extent, set just last year.
Latest JAXA data
Mar. 2, 2026: 13,496,796 kmΒ²
Record low maximum
Mar. 21, 2025: 13,783,274 kmΒ²
Your 'moment of doom' for Mar. 3, 2026 ~ Meating the moment.
"Grasslands represent the worldβs largest agricultural production system, making their decrease a critical concern for meat and dairy supplies..."
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Your 'doom quote' for today:
"I see the bad moon a-risin'
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightnin'
I see bad times today"
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Why we are f&%ked, reason #49.
A huge part of the Western U.S. saw not just a warm winter, but the hottest winter in 131 years of record keeping.
But it was the much smaller region of non-record cold in the East that made all the headlines.
Summer is coming.
Your 'moment of doom' for Mar. 2, 2026 ~ a greater sorrow.
"there is a risk of 2026 being the warmest year on record even without El NiΓ±o, due to the global warming trend"
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