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Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea is right at the 1991-2020 median in NSIDC data. In the past week the pack ice as moved back to north of the Pribilof Island but reformed in upper Bristol Bay. The area of reduced ice concentration in the Chukchi west of Point Barrow is common this time of year. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe
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Left: Bering Sea daily sea ice extent 1978-79 to 2025-26 with the past two seasons and smoothed 1991-2020 median highlighted. Right: NWS Alaska Region sea ice concentration analysis to February 14, 2026.
Midnight Sun (Midnattssol)
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#AltText #NoAI #No2AI #photo #photography #potd #photooftheday #travel #sea #ocean #travelphotography #water #norge #norway #arctic #seascape #dusk #landscape #nordic #midnightsun #midnattssol #ship #ships #sunset #schiffSamstag #shipsaturday #landscape #landscapephotography
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This is a colour seascape photo in landscape format of a seascape under an Arctic midnight sun. Norway (2018).
In the lower part of the image is the gentle inverted 'V' shape of the bow of a passenger ferry viewed from slightly above and behind. The deck inside the bow is in shadow but numerous deck fittings and winches are visible. On the prow is a short, about 2m, mast with a line fixed to the top and stretching upwards and behind the camera. Ahead of the ship's bow is a dark, near jet black, glassy sea, with just the smallest ripples disturbing the surface. To the right and ahead of the ship is what first looks like dusk scene with the sun having just dipped below the horizon. In the distance, perhaps 10km, is a mountain range running across the photo from left to right. There is some snow visible on the peaks. A few km to the right is part of a hillside descending into the sea. To the right of centre is a gap in the terrain where a bright orange or gold band of sky is visible on the horizon and is still just visible above the mountains and is reflected on the water nearly reaching the ship. The sky slowly graduates from orange through yellow to a pale cobalt blue at the top of the frame.
The scene is the midnight sun in arctic Norway at 70º North in the Ullsfjorden.
Sea Ice Watch - Time to start tracking the annual maximum #Arctic sea-ice extent. Last year is the current record holder for this statistic.
Follow the daily data at https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/. Data from JAXA. ⚒️🥼❄️
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Line graph time series of 2026's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. Additional scatter points show the maximum extents from 2000 to 2025. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year.
Inuit look to Greenland’s social model as Canada pursues military buildup in Arctic
Inuit leaders say Canada can learn from Greenland’s approach to health, housing and social services as Ottawa weighs greater investment in northern infrastructure.
#Arctic #investment #infrastructure #Canada #World #Greenland
https://globalnews.ca/news/11668344/inuit-greenlands-social-model-arctic/
Some really good news.
A new university will be built in Arviat, Nunavut, on the western shores of Hudson’s Bay, by 2030. It will be by and for Inuit peoples and all to learn the culture and language of the North and for people in the North to obtain post-secondary education in their language.
#education #inuit #nunavut #canada #arctic #language https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inuit-nunangat-university-location-9.7083111
Apologies for social silence of late: too busy with stuff and health stuff and other stuff and so forth … stuff it. 😬🙄😂
Recent news about the new cross-border bridge has prompted me to pop up and suggest that this is a ***FAB*** opportunity for #Canada to assert our #Arctic #Sovereignty by producing our first-ever #ScandiNoir series set on OUR bridge!
#ColmFeori for the lead detective, perhaps?
#TheBridge
#Broen
#CdnPoli
#USpoli
#GordieHoweInternationalBridge
#border
#BorderCrossing
#ON
#MI
#DGC
#IATSE
#ACTRA
#Teamsters
#WGC
#ICG
#television
#CanCon
#CRTC
A good friend made me aware of how the global weather is influencing his way of live. He has to endure temperatures of -40C (!!!) in his area of the planet Terra
#weather #winter #cold #freezing #arctic #winds #global physics chemistry #meteorology #Canada #USA #ARM #SBC #programming #technology
@cbcnews So many stupid projects coming out of the #CarneyCons govt. This #Arctic road to nowhere is one.
#NWT #Nunavut #cdnpoli #security #militarization #imperialism
A report from the CBC's Chris Brown* from the deck of Royal Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Jean Goodwill in Nuuk, Greenland.
*it's interesting and informative in and of itself that it is the CBC's defense/military-focused reporter that is on the ground in Nuuk.
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Greenland #USA #TheAmericanFascist #Arctic #Inuit
video: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7076683
article about the day's events including lots of Greenland and Canada flags! :+)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inuit-delegation-canadian-consulate-greenland-9.7074387
Updated annual temperature anomalies in the #Arctic from 1950 to 2025 - wait until the last decade..
+ Data from https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f17050d7
+ Download at https://zacklabe.com/arctic-temperatures/
I also have been thinking about this connection, it is so damn obvious, but no one in the media is talking about it.
The connection between the rise of authoritarianism, and the deep connection to the oil industry.
It has been obvious to anyone willing to stop for a moment and think... but #TheAmericanFascist, in his infinite wisdom and/or senility, has thrown down the veil.
#Venezuela is about access to #Oil in South America.
#Greenland is about access to Oil and Minerals in the #Arctic.
#Alberta Separatism is about access to Oil and Gas in #Canada.
Deposing the Iranian Regime is access to Oil and Gas in the Middle East. (Get #Iran, and you might get #Iraq too)
And lets not forget #Russia... fighting the #RussiaUkraineWar funded by their oil reserves and all about returning to an old empire in oil-rich Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
So is the fight to end fossil fuel use in order to preserve a liveable, recognizable planet, also a fight against authoritarianism and fascism?
You're damn right it is.
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #USA #USPoli #Alberta #Separatism #Fascism #FarRight #ABPoli #BCPoli #EndFossilFuels #climatechange
We're meant to be getting 12" of snow or more Sunday going into Monday, but right now it's sunny. Forecasts keep changing wildly so I'm not sure what to expect yet. That much snow will mean 2+ hours of shoveling, which I'm not looking forward to I have to confess.
Maps of temperature departures averaged over the last month (left), 3 months (center), and 12 months (right) across the #Arctic...
Data from https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f17050d7
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Three orthographic maps showing 2-m air temperature anomalies in December 2025, October 2025 to December 2025, and January 2025 to December 2025 in the Arctic region. Red shading is shown for warmer anomalies, and blue shading is shown for colder anomalies. Most areas are warmer than average. The mean temperature anomaly for each map is also displayed. Anomalies are calculated relative to a 1981-2010 baseline.
#Greenland #sharks: "Researchers have long held 2 key beliefs: they are the oldest living vertebrates/are functionally blind. But in early Jan., researchers from 5 universities ... found that the retinas appear structurally pristine and were capable of detecting light and contrast. They are “absolutely incredible animals” that, on nearly every occasion, “we vastly underestimate”."
And over exploiting politics we forget the vulnerable #arctic #biodiversity / #ecology:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/22/greenland-sharks-not-blind-discovery-arctic-research
#Rutte said #minerals exploitation was not discussed during his meeting with #Trump in Davos on Wednesday, adding that specific negotiations on the #Arctic island would continue between the #UnitedStates, #Denmark & #Greenland itself.
#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #tariffs #economy #Europe #NATO #NewWorldOrder #law #InternationalLaw
#Rutte also said the intensified #Arctic effort would not drain resources in support of #Ukraine.
Asked if #NATO #allies can take #Trump at his word, Rutte responded: "You can always take Donald Trump at his word".
Trump on Wednesday said the US would not use force to pursue his ambition to acquire #Greenland & later dropped the threat of additional #tariffs against some of Washington's European allies & fellow NATO members over the issue.
Exclusive: Pact with #Trump calls for #allies to step up fast on #Arctic #security, says NATO's #Rutte
The framework deal on #Greenland agreed with #Trump would require #NATO allies to step up on Arctic security & the first results of this will be seen this year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Reuters on Thursday.
#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #tariffs #economy #Denmark #Europe #NewWorldOrder #law #InternationalLaw
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/rutte-says-greenland-framework-deal-means-nato-allies-must-step-up-arctic-2026-01-22/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
Hey y’all, Emergency Heads Up for #Texas especially, but also points east all the way to the Carolina coast...the #Arctic is going to visit for a few days. Now, I can’t speak to the civilized world, but here in Texas the #Republicans took us off the national grid and sold it to billionaires. The billionaires put data centers and bit coin mines in front of residential and commercial properties.
When the power grid gets overloaded, neighborhoods will lose power. Often for days at a time. People died last time we had a storm like this. Please know where your local warming shelter is, and how to get there. Stock up on dry and canned goods that don’t need heat or get your camping stove ready. Charge all your devices.
I found out an oil pipeline is running between me and the warming shelter, and they won’t let the pipeline go dark, cause it goes booooom if they do, so I’m likely to have power throughout. If so, and you’re dark and local, ping me, we can scoot over on the couch for ya.
World would be a ‘better place’ if US took over Greenland, says Nigel Farage https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/21/world-better-place-if-us-took-over-greenland-nigel-farage #Davos #NigelFarage #Greenland #DonaldTrump #UsForeignPolicy #ReformUk #WorldNews #Politics #UsPolitics #UkNews #UsNews #Arctic
If you haven’t watched or read Canada’s PM Mark Carney drop a reality bomb into the WEF meeting at Davos, you have missed an historic moment.
Instead of getting yanked along like a baloon on the US tyrant’s social media string, take a moment and remind yourself what principle, competence, courage, and experience look like.
#Canada
#Carney
#Davos
#WEF
#MiddlePowerCooperation
#Arctic
#Greenland
It is time that Canada and Finland cancel this ice breaker contract. (Seaspan is partnering with the Finnish company on the design and build)
If all Trump understands are "deals" then he needs to understand that threatening allies is a "deal breaker”
#canPoli #CdnPoli #Canada #USA #Greenland #Imperialism #Arctic
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q48d71ke8o
Change in annual average temperature (ºC) around the Arctic over the past 50 years, based on ERA5 courtesy of ECMWF/Copernicus. The largest changes in Svalbard and eastward due to sea ice loss. For the Arctic overall, (land and seas poleward of 60ºN), the average change is 3.0ºC. @Climatologist49
#Arctic #Climate #ClimateChange
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Map centered on the North Pole showing the change in annual average temperature (ºC) between 1976 and 2025. All of the Arctic is warming and nearly all areas have warmed by more than 1ºC in the period.
Have a nice week! Here's your Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...
• about 450,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,030,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,580,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,010,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
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Line graph time series of 2026's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2025. 2026 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between January and March by looking at the decadal average line positions.
The Arctic has entered a new era of extreme weather, study suggests https://phys.org/news/2026-01-arctic-era-extreme-weather.html
Via #CBC @ 4:00am EST on Jan 9, 2026
A company largely owned by the #French and #UK governments is pitching #Canada on a ~$250M plan to provide the military with secure satellite broadband coverage in the #Arctic, CBC News has learned
#Eutelsat, a rival to #ElonMusk's #Starlink, already provides some services to the #Canadian military, but wants to deepen the partnership as Canada looks to diversify defence contracts away from suppliers in the #US
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/satellite-eutelsat-starlink-musk-defence-communications-9.7038830
French-U.K. #Starlink rival company pitches #Canada on 'sovereign' satellite service for #Arctic military operations
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/satellite-eutelsat-starlink-musk-defence-communications-9.7038830
"Since the 1990s, the #US has shut down its own bases in #Greenland. It's not us that have created the situation where their presence has been only up in the Thule airbase. So the United States is solely responsible for this. We haven't done anything against them
…all of us in the #Arctic must be ready for anything. And I'm sure that #Denmark and #Canada are talking to each other very closely. We are in a dangerous, very dangerous, situation right now"
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Aqqaluk Lynge, Greenlandic politician and author
Reminder as we talk about Greenland, Canada, and the Arctic, that the Trump regime started with this back in 2019.
In 2019 Mike Pompeo, then Secretary of State, called Canada’s sovereign Northern Passage as “illegitimate claims” and later outright sided with Russia over Canada. Laid out an attack on Canada then.
#Denmark & #Greenland have stated emphatically, & repeatedly, that the huge #Arctic territory — sparsely populated with 59,000 mostly #Indigenous residents & boasting potentially rich deposits of #RareEarth #minerals — is not for sale. Greenland is officially designated as an #autonomous region, & residents say they have no intention of living under the yoke of a new #colonial ruler.
#Trump #MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #Europe #NATO #law #sovereignty #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
Despite the immense shitshow unleashed on the world this weekend [1], there is one tiny silver lining to the cloud which is the "this is a prelude to taking Greenland by force" being thrown around today.
The US military is made up of people from the southern part of the country to a degree far larger than random chance would predict. They are, on average, from the warmer parts of the USA.
Canadians, Danes, and most especially native Greenlanders can operate in the arctic climate a whole hell of a lot better than some under-educated boys from Ol' Dixie.
[1] Well, *additional* shitshow. Like we needed more.
#USPol #cold #arctic #Greenland #Canada #Denmark #climate #shitshow #SilverLining
Check out the changes in January #Arctic sea ice thickness by decade...
Data information: https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data/pan-arctic-ice-ocean-modeling-and-assimilation-system-piomas
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Four polar stereographic maps showing Arctic sea ice thickness for the month of January in 1985-1994, 1995-2004, 2005-2014, and 2015-2024. Thickness is shown with colors from black at 0 meters to purple at 2.5 meters to white at 5.0 meters. Sea ice in thinning in all regions over time.
“To Trump, the Arctic isn’t a living region shaped by culture, climate, and cooperation—it’s a balance sheet. … When he talks about it, the language is never diplomatic. It’s transactional. Acquisition. Control. Takeover.
Canada saw something else entirely: a moment.”
—Dean Blundell
https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-how-canada-quietly-planted
#trump #usa #canada #denmark #greenland #arctic
🚨 December 2025 #Arctic sea ice extent was the *lowest* on record for the month...
This was 1,620,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. December ice extent is decreasing at about 3.5% per decade. Data: https://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index
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Line graph time series of Arctic sea ice extent for every December from 1979 to 2025. A red dashed line is also annotated to compare 2025's levels. There is a long-term decreasing trend and large interannual variability.
Question. Could these extreme temperatures help re-freeze some of the #Arctic? How long would things need to stay this cold?
#climate
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/forecasts/coldest-new-years-day-in-over-a-decade-expected-in-parts-of-canada-winter-snow-snowfall-ice
Simulated reconstruction of December #Arctic sea ice thickness since 1901. Large interannual variability, but watch what happens in recent years...
Information about this data: https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0008.1. Data set only available through 2010.
Melting sea ice allowed the Canadian icebreaker CCGS Amundsen to enter the world's last ice area between Queen Elizabeth Islands and western Tuvaijuittuq, Nunavut in 2025
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/canadian-icebreaker-last-sea-ice-tuvaijuittuq-9.7025887
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La glace marine fondante a permis au brise-glaces canadien NGCC Amundsen d’entrer dans la dernière zone glaciaire entre les îles de la Reine-Élisabeth et l’ouest de Tuvaijuittuq, Nunavut en 2025
// Article en anglais //
Christmas Eve ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record for this time of year (JAXA data)...
• about 570,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,180,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,730,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,080,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-figures/
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Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line, which is currently a record low for the current date. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between October and January by looking at the decadal average line positions.
Most of the #Arctic is experiencing warming temperatures over the last four decades in December. This is even larger over areas with a loss of sea ice cover, such as the Barents-Kara Seas region.
Data from @CopernicusECMWF ERA5. For more info: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-25-0104.1
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Polar stereographic map showing 2-m air temperature trends from 1979 to 2024 in December. Most all areas of the Arctic are warming, especially across the Barents Sea region.
Things are really not good around the North Pole. Anomalous warmth continues, alongside record low #Arctic sea ice conditions. Nearly every time I check the data, there seems to be yet another new record this fall.
More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-temperatures/
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Line graph time series of daily Arctic temperatures north of 80°N latitude for every year from 1958 through 2025. There is a long-term warming trend for every day of the year and a clear seasonal cycle. 2025 is currently much warmer than average.
Arctic-wide sea ice extent on 2025 Winter Solstice was the lowest on record. Details in the latest from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. @Climatologist49
https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/winter-solstice-2025-arctic-sea-ice
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Splash screen for the post "Winter Solstice 2025 Arctic sea ice update: Still at record low extent"
…Danish ofcls & analysts said that while the #US has previously appointed envoys for the entire #Arctic region, Landry would be the first special envoy just for #Greenland.
Mikkel Runge Olesen, a snr researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, described the move as a “significant escalation” by #Trump, who has threatened to acquire Greenland through a financial transaction or #military #force several times….
Have a great week! Here's your Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record for this time of year (JAXA data)...
• about 640,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,220,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,780,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,140,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
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Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line, which is currently a record low for the current date. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between October and January by looking at the decadal average line positions.
A few days before Christmas and near record high temperatures are occurring around the North Pole in the #Arctic 🎅🥵
Download at https://zacklabe.com/arctic-temperatures/
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Line graph time series of daily Arctic temperatures north of 80°N latitude for every year from 1958 through 2025. There is a long-term warming trend for every day of the year and a clear seasonal cycle. 2025 is currently much warmer than average.
Another remarkable spike in temperature is ongoing across the northernmost portions of the #Arctic, with a poleward surge of heat and moisture from the Atlantic. Also note the clear warm Arctic, cold continent temperature anomaly pattern.
More graphics at https://zacklabe.com/arctic-temperatures/. Map from http://www.karstenhaustein.com/climate
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Line graph time series of daily Arctic temperatures north of 80°N latitude for every year from 1958 through 2025. There is a long-term warming trend for every day of the year and a clear seasonal cycle. 2025 is currently much warmer than average.
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Map of current Arctic 2-m air temperature anomalies across the Arctic from the 19 December 2025 6z GFS model run. The Arctic is forecast to be over 4.5°C above average.
Check out the anomalous warmth across the #Arctic and #Antarctic over the last three months. And actually, all latitude bands averaged unusually warm too.
Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). GISTEMPv4 data using their 1951-1980 baseline.
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Bar graph showing zonal mean surface air temperature anomalies for the period of September-October-November 2025. All latitude bands observed above average temperature anomalies.
Areas in red indicate thinning #Arctic sea ice during the month of December over the last >40 years... 🧊📉
Simulated data from PIOMAS. For more information: https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0436.1.
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Polar stereographic map showing December sea ice thickness trends in the Arctic from 1979 to 2024. All areas are experiencing thinning ice.
The freeze-up in the Hudson Bay (Canada) has been one of the latest on record for #Arctic sea ice. This is consistent with the long-term trend of a lengthening open water season.
Data from https://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index
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Line graph time series showing daily Arctic sea ice extent in the Hudson Bay for 2025 compared to each year from 1979 to 2024. There is a large seasonal cycle on this graph and a long-term decreasing trend for days during the melt season from June to December.
The Arctic Just Experienced Its Warmest Year on Record
https://truthout.org/articles/the-arctic-just-experienced-its-warmest-year-on-record/
And humanity's response? Let's double down on fossil fuels and lift the restrictions on combustion engines we defined for 2035 (which was already too late btw). Stick collective fingers in ears..."not listening, la la la la"
And they say we are the smartest and most evolved species on this plant?
'The Arctic endured a year of record heat and shrunken sea ice' in 2025; the area 'is heating up as much as four times as quickly as the global average, due to the burning of fossil fuels'. This heat is warping a region 'that acts as a key climate regulator for the rest of the planet':
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/16/artic-record-heat-shrunken-sea-ice-report
'The Arctic has experienced its hottest year since records began', as #ClimateChange caused by our burning of fossil fuels 'triggers cascading impacts from melting glaciers and sea ice to greening landscapes and disruptions to global weather'
https://phys.org/news/2025-12-arctic-unprecedented-climate-impacts-cascade.html
The annual Arctic Report Card is now out for 2025. It discusses recent changes in the #Arctic, extreme events, and broader human/environmental impacts.
This is the 20th anniversary edition. 20 years of documenting its rapid change.
+ Report: https://arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/report-card-2025/
+ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2PF6uk3tqA
+ Summary: https://arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/report-card-2025/executive-summary-2025/
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Infographic showing a visual of the highlights and headlines in the 2025 Arctic Report Card for all different impacts across the Earth system and society. This chart is available from https://arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/report-card-2025/.
The Arctic is again the hottest it's been in 125 years, with record-low sea ice, NOAA report says.
From NBC News: "Although the Trump administration has taken steps to scuttle or downplay other reports about climate change, this one struck a similar tone to those from past years."
The 2025 Arctic Report Card is out. This is the 20th annual edition, having been issued every year since 2006. Fun fact: the very first report card was created in response to rapid change happening in the Arctic.
Highlights of this year’s report in the latest from the Alaska and Arctic Climate Newsletter.
https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/arctic-report-card-2025
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Splash screen for the post: Arctic Report Card 2025: Twenty years of tracking rapid Arctic warming and change
#Polarbears are rewiring their own #genetics to survive a warming #climate
"Polar bears are still sadly expected to go extinct this century," with two-thirds of the population gone by 2050,
Researchers say first documented case of rising temperatures driving #genetic change in a #mammal, offer a "glimmer of hope" for #Arctic species
In slightly warmer south Greenland, #genes linked to heat stress, aging and metabolism behaved differently from those in northern bears.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/greenland/polar-bears-adapting-survive-warming-climate-rcna248805
Alaska and vicinity seasonal 50-year temperature changes (ºF) updated through autumn 2025, all in one graphic for your convenience. A whole lot of warming going on. #akwx #Alaska #ClimateChange #Arctic @Climatologist49
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Four-panel graphic showing the change in average temperature 1975-2025 for winter (top left), spring (top right), summer (bottom left) and autumn (bottom right).Warming is greatest and most widespread in autumn and winter, less so in spring.
My #Arctic temperature graphics have been updated for November 2025 (ranked in top 5 warmest). New records were reached in my individual Pacific Arctic and Greenland Arctic regional sectors.
➡️ Check it out: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-temperatures/. #DataViz #SciComm #OpenScience #OpenData
Another Giveaway to #BigOil as #Trump Wrenches Open 13 Million Acres of #Arctic for Drilling
“The Trump administration is trying to take us back in time with its reckless fossil fuels agenda.”
Jake Johnson
Nov 14, 2025
#USPol #TrumpLies #ExxonLies #Corporatocracy #CorporateColonialism #Alaska #ArcticWilderness #DrillBabyDrill #WaterIsLife #PowerCorruptionAndLies
#Oiligarchy #FossilFuels #TrumpIsAFossil #TrumpIsAFascist
🚨 Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record for this time of year (JAXA data)...
• about 840,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,390,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,050,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,510,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
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Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line, which is currently a record low for the current date. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between October and January by looking at the decadal average line positions.
Quick look at December sea surface temperature trends across the #Arctic, which are warming on the outer edges of the sea-ice pack. We'll have an update on this in our Arctic Report Card section, which will be released next week.
More info: https://doi.org/10.25923/9z96-aq19
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Polar stereographic map of sea surface temperature trends for Decembers from 1979 to 2024. Red shading is shown for warming trends, and blue shading is shown for cooling trends. All areas of the ocean are observing warming.
My #Arctic sea-ice thickness and volume graphics are now updated for November 2025 (record low!): https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-volumethickness/ #SciComm #DataViz #OpenScience #OpenData
Long-term (declining) trends in sea ice are mostly found in the outer regions of the #Arctic Ocean during December (and all winter). The remaining area still becomes ice-covered.
Sea ice concentration = fraction of ice-cover. More info https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-25-0104.1. Data https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/climate-data-records/sea-ice-concentration
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Polar stereographic map showing Arctic sea ice concentration trends for Decembers from 1979 to 2024. Red shading is shown for deceasing sea ice, and blue shading is shown for increasing sea ice. Trends are calculated in % per decade. All areas are observing decreasing sea ice in the outer edges of the Arctic Ocean.
RE: https://fediscience.org/@ZLabe/115634926848557485
And now we know that the volume of #Arctic sea ice also dropped to a record low in October (https://zacklabe.com/archive-2025/).
It's been a historic fall in the #Arctic, which is already a season of rapid climate change. Not good.
AodeRelay boostedOctober 2025 was the warmest October on record for the #Arctic. Arctic sea-ice extent is currently the lowest on record for late November. My newest 'climate viz of the month' summarizes some of this latest data: https://zacklabe.com/climate-viz-of-the-month/
Smol man makes big difference in Arctic environmental changes. This is not hipster-speak
November 2025 #Arctic sea ice extent was the 2nd lowest on record for the month...
This was 1,930,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. November ice extent is decreasing at about 4.85% per decade. Data: NSIDC at https://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index
The decline of thicker #Arctic sea ice by decade in the month of December... this has wide-ranging impacts.
More info on this data: https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data/pan-arctic-ice-ocean-modeling-and-assimilation-system-piomas
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Four polar stereographic maps showing Arctic sea ice thickness during December in 1985-1994, 1995-2004, 2005-2014, and 2015-2024. There is ice thinning in nearly all locations. Ice thickness ranges from 0 to 5 meters.
October 2025 was the warmest October on record for the #Arctic. Arctic sea-ice extent is currently the lowest on record for late November. My newest 'climate viz of the month' summarizes some of this latest data: https://zacklabe.com/climate-viz-of-the-month/
Astonishingly, sea ice still hasn't started to reform over the Barents Sea area yet of the #Arctic. This includes record low conditions around Svalbard as well. It's been a very bad few months across the region.
Check out more graphics here: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
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Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to each year from 1979 to 2024 as shown with thin lines in colors from purple to white. There is large daily variability, but a long-term decreasing trend during all months of the year. A seasonal cycle is also visible in this region.
🚨 Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record for this date (JAXA data)...
• about 910,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,500,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,170,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,660,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Additional graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
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Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line, which is currently a record low for the current date. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between October and January by looking at the decadal average line positions.
“I've been reading children's books for a long time and there might be two that I've been able to read to (her children) and be, ‘This is comparable to our life and our people and our culture’.”
uspol,climate [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
(22 Nov) Arctic ’methane bomb’ may not explode as permafrost thaws, new study suggests
Methanotrophs, including those that capture methane from the air, seem to outcompete methanogens in dry environments, a new study shows.
https://s.faithcollapsing.com/1byau
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Arctic ’methane bomb’ may not explode as permafrost thaws, new study suggests
Have a good week! Here's your Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *2nd* lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 770,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,390,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,010,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,530,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
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Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between October and January by looking at the decadal average line positions.
The deep sea and the Arctic must be included in efforts to tackle climate change https://phys.org/news/2025-11-deep-sea-arctic-efforts-tackle.html
#Arctic #sea #environment #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
A throwback for World Walrus Day - this limited edition walrus #linocut. Rapid climate change and loss of sea ice in the arctic is a challenge for these extraordinary mammals.
#walrus #WorldWalrusDay #printmaking #sciart #arctic #mammal
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My 8” x 10” linocut print “Winter Walrus” from 2008 shows a large purplish brown walrus emerging from water surrounded by ice printed in blue.The walrus faces the viewer.
This year's #Arctic sea ice freeze-up is clearly the latest on record for the Baffin Bay region (located between Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago). The extent of ice cover is a record low for the date there.
Data from https://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index
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Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to each year from 1979 to 2024 as shown with thin lines in colors from purple to white. This graph is for Baffin Bay. There is large daily variability, but a long-term decreasing trend during all months of the year. A seasonal cycle is also visible in this region.
Climate change is now warming the deepest parts of the Arctic Ocean https://phys.org/news/2025-11-climate-deepest-arctic-ocean.html
#Arctic #ocean #environment #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
Rock Garden
Hiking frozen tundra on the Crozierpynten Peninsula in Spitsbergen National Park. It's amazing what beauty thrives growing in rock and permafrost.
Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard & Jan Mayen 🇳🇴
#photography #originalcontent #landscape #texture #offthebeatenpath #arctic #Svalbard
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A tiny yellow fungi grows through rock. The rock has black, grey and white striations running throughout it's shale-like texture.
Have a great week! Here's your Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *2nd* lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 740,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,390,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,030,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,490,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More graphics at https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
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Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between September and December by looking at the decadal average line positions.
Another dataset confirms that last month was the warmest October on record in the #Arctic. The previous record was 2024. This is already a month with a very large increasing temperature trend (i.e., Arctic amplification). Not good.
Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4 (https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
And now average temperature departures by month in the #Arctic since the year 1940.
Data from @CopernicusECMWF ERA5 reanalysis. More views at https://zacklabe.com/arctic-temperatures/.
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Line graph time series of monthly mean surface temperature anomalies for the Arctic region only. Every month is shown from 1940 to 2025. There is a long-term warming trend in all months of the year.
The disappearance of thicker #Arctic sea ice by decade in November...
More info on this data: https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data/pan-arctic-ice-ocean-modeling-and-assimilation-system-piomas
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Four polar stereographic maps showing Arctic sea ice thickness during November in 1985-1994, 1995-2004, 2005-2014, and 2015-2024. There is ice thinning in nearly all locations. Ice thickness ranges from 0 to 5 meters.
Impossible to ignore what’s happening to #Arctic temperatures in the month of November...
Data from @CopernicusECMWF ERA5 reanalysis.
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Four polar stereographic maps showing Arctic near-surface air temperature anomalies for the month of November in 1985-1994, 1995-2004, 2005-2014, and 2015-2024. Most all areas are observing long-term warming, which is largest along the Eurasian coast.
In case you're wondering, it's November 9 and there's no sea ice to be seen from Utqiaġvik, northernmost community in Alaska. Sunday at 1125am AKST, 18F (-7.8C) with northeast winds 18kt (21mph). Image courtesy UAF and NSRC. @Climatologist49 @cinderbdt
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Webcam image from downtown Utqiaġvik at 1130am AKST Sunday November 9, 2025 looking north to the Chukchi Sea with leaden gray clouds in the sky above.
It's not every day that both poles set new monthly temperature records (see my earlier post). Last month also observed the warmest October on record for the #Arctic Circle. Not great!!
Data provided by https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f17050d7
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Line graph time series of 2-m air temperature anomalies for the Arctic in every October from 1979 to 2025. There is a long-term warming trend, and 2025 is the warmest on record in this time series. Data is from ERA5 with a 1981-2010 climate baseline used for calculating the anomalies.
Not every month will set a new record, but the warming trend is obvious. This graphic shows #Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through October 2025...
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution version: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-temperatures/
+ Data from: https://psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.ncep.reanalysis.html
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Heat map-style graphic showing monthly air temperature rankings in the Arctic at the 925 hPa level for each month from January 1979 to October 2025. There is a long-term warming trend evident in each month. Blue shading is shown for colder months, and red shading is shown for warmer months. A yellow number is shown for each grid box to display the actual temperature ranking. October 2025 was the 4th warmest October on record.
Last month was the mildest October on record for the Arctic, with the North American Arctic especially warm. Details in the latest from the Alaska and Arctic Climate Newsletter. @Climatologist49
https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/october-2025-arctic-and-alaska-climate
#akwx #Arctic #Canada #Climate
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Splash screen for the post: October 2025 Arctic and Alaska Climate Summary:Arctic has the warmest October on record.
Black Press' newspaper the Yellowknifer gave this guy 3/4 page; now @cabinradio. It's like the Cons have captured the press! Neither outlet provided context or Cons history of empty promises to the North. https://cabinradio.ca/266570/news/politics/conservatives-mp-dismisses-budgets-northern-pledges/
#Arctic #nwtpoli #cdnpoli #Budget #democracy #JournalismMatters
Incredible Arctic heat in October. Highest average temperature on record for land and seas north of 60ºN. In Canada, Yukon Territory and Nunavut second warmest, Northwest Territories third warmest. Alaska and Svalbard fourth warmest. Data courtesy ERA5. #akwx #Arctic #Canada #Climate
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Map centered on the North Pole showing the October 2025 average temperature as the difference from the 1991-2020 baseline.
Have a good week! Here's your Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 3rd lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 710,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,580,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,250,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,490,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Find more graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
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Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between September and December by looking at the decadal average line positions.
THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA:
From York Factory, on Hudson Bay, our young HBC clerk makes his way, by dogsled, up the frozen Hayes River by the winter route to Norway House -- in early spring, when the ice is melting. ##Yukon #NWT #ThreeJourneysNorth #Manitoba #DehCho #Arctic https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/dogsled-1/
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Norway House stands on Playgreen Lake, in Manitoba. Here is an image of the old post whose flag is flying -- a signal that can be seen across the lake.
Europe’s rights court clears Norway of climate misconduct over Arctic oil licences.
The European Court of Human Rights said Tuesday that Norway did not breach its climate obligations when it awarded Arctic oil and gas exploration licenses in 2016.
It was a setback for climate activists after a landmark ruling last year against Switzerland for failing to take sufficient action on climate change.
Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 5th lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 390,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,450,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,230,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,470,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
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Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between August and November by looking at the decadal average line positions.
"Scientists get a shocking glimpse of Arctic climate change"
Climate change clears northern route for first container ship
The melting ice sheet has opened up a north-east passage – which brings fresh political and environmental dangers along with it
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtermination #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Trends in October #Arctic sea ice thickness over approximately the last four decades...
🟦 - increasing ice thickness
🟥 - thinning ice
Simulated data from PIOMAS. For more information: https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0436.1
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Polar stereographic map showing Arctic sea ice thickness trends from 1979 to 2024 during the month of October. All areas are observing thinning ice. This data set is from PIOMASv2.1.
Changes in October temperatures across the #Arctic by decade... Parts of this area (e.g., the Kara Sea) are warming more than 5x faster than the globally-averaged temperature trend! #ArcticAmplication
Data from @CopernicusECMWF ERA5 reanalysis available at https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f17050d7
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Four polar stereographic maps showing Arctic near-surface air temperature anomalies for the month of October in 1985-1994, 1995-2004, 2005-2014, and 2015-2024. Most all areas are observing long-term warming, which is largest along the Eurasian coast.
#Russia acquired #WesternTechnology to protect its #nuclear submarine fleet
Russia is protecting its nuclear submarine fleet in the #Arctic with an undersea #surveillance system built using high-tech equipment acquired from #US & #Europe companies through a secret procurement network, acc/to newly uncovered financial records, court documents & Western #security officials.
#law #finance #business #tech #money #power #complicity #geopolitics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/10/23/russia-nuclear-subs-western-technology-surevillance/
Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 8th lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 510,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,730,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,690,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,990,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
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Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between August and November by looking at the decadal average line positions.