Winter 2016?
 

Last year I advised all signs pointed to a snowy winter and ultimately, many of the snow records in recorded weather history of Boston, MA were broken:

http://www.weather.com/news/news/new...d-snow-tracker

This year, however, none of the signs point to a snowy winter with the artic ice cap leaving 'stall' period and resuming growth; maybe very rapid growth here will bring on more snow? A weather chart suggested several years of snowy weather often co-occur. One of these had a rainy winter in the center though.

Any thoughts regarding the cause of the 'stall' periods often seen via satellite observation in the "Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph" of this webpage:

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/

over the years? The ice growth often seems to stop for a few days.

Now ice sheet growth is quite rapid and current sheet is beginning to exceed thirty year median in more locations and may soon do so in all of them. Wise to prepare for a snowy winter because even if this one proves mild next year probably will not.

Disaster may loom; at present the arctic ice cap is smaller at this point in time than any historical record I can find. . . .

Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Godzillaberg oh my?
 

If the arctic ice cap were to break off of Greenland, where would it go . . . what would it do:confused:

Mesmerizing Video Shows Lake Ice Stacking Up
 

Godzillaberg's mini?:

Mesmerizing Video Shows Lake Ice Stacking Up

Lake Superior

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...ior-ice-video/

Can Santa fight the Blob? The elves may be wishing for fire extinguishers.

I wonder if Polar Bears could do as Spock did?

An X apparently marked the location
 

See Navy sub bust through Arctic ice

http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2...orig-vstan.cnn

Pavlof Volcano in Alaska still erupting, sending ash plume up to 37,000 feet
 

Pavlof Volcano in Alaska still erupting, sending ash plume up to 37,000 feet

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/28/us/pav...uption-alaska/

A volcano winter instead?

Ice melt could make seas rise 6 feet by 2100, study says
 

Ice melt could make seas rise 6 feet by 2100, study says

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/31/tech/s...ice/index.html

. . .

If the polar ice cap were to break away from Greenland, it might move its center to align with Earth's axis of rotation and rotate with a 'face' toward the moon . . . more likely though, it would wander over to the continents . . . maybe Russia, Canada or Alaska . . . or try to pass through toward the United Kingdom and Europe via Svalbard, . . . I wonder how far inland Godzillaberg could drive an edge of itself? Data from the web say ocean currents are around .25km/h or about three inches per second in the Artic Ocean. Hanging out on a Northern Alaska beach . . . not too fast . . . but fast enough to be annoying.

If there is ice in your glass of water, its temperature is about 32 °F but when the ice is gone, the temperature is free to rise . . . so too, the Northern Hemisphere.

While I think we can call Winter 2016 history here in the Northeast, look at the turn of events appearing to have occurred at the polar ice cap!

https://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/

A new message reports problems have developed with the Arctic news service . . . April data no longer appears . . . I wonder if tampering occurred?

https://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/

"Very unusual" melting seen on Greenland ice sheet
 

"Very unusual" melting seen on Greenland ice sheet

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/greenlan...eratures-warm/

We remain without any news on the status of the satellite responsible for the data appearing on the aforementioned web address. I hope such is corrected soon. Over the past month, though the winter was mild, chilly air predominated; it had the feel of air adjacent to a long remaining snow bank and I wondered if same came from Greenland. Greenland is reported to have one to two miles of snow and ice on it and, when melting, probably can send a chill a long ways. One of these days were out of the ordinary for its niceness. Unlike most of the times, the snow geese, Canadian geese and mallards were pairing off at the Boston University Bridge and 'swimming' around the Charles River. Usually only one of these three types are in the water at one time and then by the dozens. Today though, is unbelievably warm, downright hot really. And I remembered I had said this could be a very hot summer; I hadn't thought about the possibility Greenland might produce an unusually large amount of chilly atmosphere. I guess it could, yet I remain inclined to believe this will be one of our hottest summers.

Global Warming
 

ALS Snowmobile Ride Blackwoods Blizzard Tour proves global warming can be bad for ALS patients. . . .

We are enduring quite a lot of rain . . . if you have experience the end of winter and spring time you might have noticed while walking past a remaining snowbank, the chill air it continues to produce. For the last several weeks such is the feel of the air around here, Greenland's ice melt?, . . . higher humidity and therefore increased likelihood of rain . . .

Some news re: satellite
 

Extended outage of NSIDC’s sea ice data source; April sea ice extent very low
https://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/

THE DETAILS
Sea Ice Index Processing Suspended
https://nsidc.org/the-drift/data-upd...ing-suspended/

probably among the worst time to lose a satellite . . .

Quick note to alert you to the partially restored ChArtic web site . . .

https://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/

As one can see, the sea ice levels are well below normal.

Mercury rising: India records highest temperature ever
 

Mercury rising: India records highest temperature ever

India records highest temperature ever - CNN.com

I thought I should remind readers, the intellectual diversion of the North Pole remains a potential danger underestimated. The new satellite channel has not seen a full year of service and therefore its accuracy is not perfected. Further, the thickness of the ice is not visible from the satellite and is much more likely to 'control' whether there is actual danger.

Arctic Ice 'Cap'
Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis | Sea ice data updated daily with one-day lag

Today three areas appear to be liberated from the central region but I suppose they remain connected via wet or under water ice . . . such ice must be at the minimum freezing point, implying rapidly melting. So, is there more or less danger than 2012 . . . the year of the least amount of satellite apparent ice?

Here is a time lapsed projection:
TimeLapse: Watch 27 Years of 'Old' Arctic Ice Melt Away in Seconds - YouTube

Unusual Arctic ice cap shape, kinda looks like a ghost went kkk on its way to attack Pacman . . . ice 'blocks' appear along the southern shore of the Hudson bay, though middle of summer? Three larger ice blocks appear to be 'floating' immobilized in the Arctic Ocean . . . undersea ice would likely melt very quickly but is about the only way to explain why the ice blocks remain stationary . . . , hmmmm?

Northern polar ice cap continues to remain odd looking . . . you might review the monthly Sea Ice Index Extent Anomaly Graph here:

Sea Ice Index

The declining trend line suggests a constant rate, yet the spiky 'real' data doesn't seem uniform. The graph reminds me of ALS patients' 'constant' regression rate: likely the 'real' data for ALS patients is much spikier then the imaging of the polar ice cap.

sharp reduction in ice cap size apparently happening
 

Well, the ice cap size appears to be taking a steep dive . . . the situation from an intelligence analysis brings Benoit Mandelbrot to mind:

Benoit Mandelbrot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

whose research tried to accurately estimate the area of large surfaces but rough edges, such as sea shores.

I wonder if the ice images apparently not connected to the central 'cap' are considered by the estimation algorithm in use . . . ?

How exactly did lightning kill 323 reindeer in Norway?
 

How exactly did lightning kill 323 reindeer in Norway?

How exactly did lightning kill 323 reindeer in Norway? | The Verge

This may not be Santa's favorite year . . . .

You might contrast the two Ice Extent Maps, one dated Aug 14, and the other today - about two weeks apart . . . very big difference. Also there is a 'movie' for this 'year' here:

https://forum.arctic-sea-ice.net/ind....html#msg88277

Its a new month and I am hoping we will receive some explainations for the dramatic changes appearing to be taking place in the soon to be former great white north . . . Is there really ice on the southern shore of Hudson Bay? Will Noah be the one to rescue Santa?

NASA: "Earth, Your Future, Our Mission." Another video of Artic Ice over years
 

NASA reports "Earth, Your Future, Our Mission."

NASA - NASA Finds Thickest Parts of Arctic Ice Cap Melting Faster

Artic Sea Ice News & Analysis
 

Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis | Sea ice data updated daily with one-day lag

Today showing the ice cap growth in 'steep' turn-around,' earlier than normal I think, but none too soon:

Every single part of the Arctic is becoming worse for polar bears
Every single part of the Arctic is becoming worse for polar bears - The Washington Post

So, we may be wise to be ready for another snowy winter; the polar ice cap strongly contributes to the amount of cold experienced in winter . . . I could only find one president series of winters where a center year was unusually wet rather than snowy (such as last year) . . . Of course the year before last broke nearly every record.

Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis
 

Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis

Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis | Sea ice data updated daily with one-day lag

On recognition of return to growth, Arctic Ice Cap is said to be tied with second smallest on record, with melt rate features exceeding at times all priors. They hypothesize were there no arctic storms, the cap may have taken the 'lead' this year.

Apparently the polar bears can breathe a sigh of relief, as the ice cap enters its first growth phase since satellite intelligence was reworked.

Researchers atop Mount Washington give first glimpse of winter to come
 

Researchers atop Mount Washington give first glimpse of winter to come

Researchers atop Mount Washington give first glimpse of winter to come

-VERY BRIEF ARTICLE-

Artic Ice Cap . . . apparently growing rapidly
 

This past weekend left '>two standard deviations' from the 'norm' zone.

Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis | Sea ice data updated daily with one-day lag

Well, I wonder whether 'black ice' is present in the artic, probably . . . . One of the difficulties is appraising the ice extent is the unknown thickness of the ice . . . the satellite data gives us a sense of the extent of the ice but not its thickness and possibly more important the actual temperature of the ice itself. Water at standard pressure has to be about 30 °F to be liquid. Water at standard pressure must be ice below 20 °F and can go all the way to absolute zero . . . Santa's apparently safe for the remainder of this year.

But apparently returning to strange ways, poised to again challenge 2012 for smallness!

Indeed, the artic ice cap is again setting records for smallness relative to its usual size at this time of year. This past week-end brought reminders winter may soon arrive . . .

You might note the interesting Sea Surface Chart, figure 2b, first I have noticed it. Also consider Figure 3, showing October 2016's polar ice cap average extent at the smallest on record. Rapid ice growth appears restored.

2016 will be the hottest year on record, UN says
 

2016 will be the hottest year on record, UN says

216 will be the hottest year on record, UN says

This morning brought our first frost, with a small amount of snow . . . the forecast suggests this Thanksgiving may be a snowy northeastern classic. The current forecast is indicating temperatures may be too high for snow, . . . but it does seem fairly chill around here at this moment.

"Things are getting weird in the polar regions"
 

‘Things are getting weird in the polar regions’

‘Things are getting weird in the polar regions’ - The Washington Post