Increasing Ice
The annual melt cycle of the Arctic Ocean appears to have ended on September 12 as the ice cover has been quickly expanding the past two weeks. The Arctic Ocean usually records it’s maximum sea ice...
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A great articles about the differences between Fargo, ND and Naples, FL. http://sfwj.blogspot.com/2009/12/when-swamps-freeze-over.html
View ArticleIce Free
The ice on area lakes generally went out on April 1 or 2 across much of west central Minnesota. Cormorant, Sallie and Detroit Lakes, according to the State Climatologist’s office in St. Paul, were...
View ArticleWithout Ice
With the exception a few lakes in and around the boundary waters, the lakes in Minnesota are now free of ice. With April temperatures averaging 1 to 2 degrees below average, most of the lakes in the...
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Fear of Ice Death was Greatly Exaggerated
Back in September 2007 when the Arctic sea ice reached the minimum extent recorded since 1979, it generated quite a bit of news coverage. Many so-called experts went on to predict that the Arctic...
View ArticleLots of Ice
A few of weeks ago in this space, I mentioned that the sea-ice extent around Antarctica was near record levels, but came just short of surpasses the satellite era highest extent. That all changed as...
View ArticleIcy Winter
Some of the largest negative temperature anomalies (departure from average) in the Northern Hemisphere this winter have been near the Great Lakes. Therefore, it is no surprise that ice coverage on the...
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