Below is an August 14, 2015, satellite image from Arctic.io showing that there is very little sea ice to the north east of Greenland and what is there looks to be very thin as well.
The image below shows Arctic sea ice extent, with the blue dot indicating the extent for August 14, 2015.
Arctic Sea Ice Collapse Threatens - Update 9The image below shows that Arctic sea ice had reached a level of 4.45 million square kilometers on September 16, 2015 (end of dark blue line at center of image).NSIDC has meanwhile called the 2015 minimum, but the first …Read More
August 2015 Had Highest Sea Surface Temperature on RecordAcross the oceans, the August 2015 globally-averaged sea surface temperature was 0.78°C (1.40°F) above the 20th century average—the highest temperature for any month in the 1880–2015 record. NOAA analysis further shows that i…Read More
Arctic Sea Ice 2015 - Update 10It looks like sea ice has passed its minimum extent for the year 2015, as illustrated by the image below. There are some differences between the various websites measuring extent, such as to whether the 2015 low was the third…Read More
Cyclones continue to hit Northern HemisphereAs the 2015 El Niño gets stronger, the Northern Hemisphere continues to get hit by strong winds and cyclones. The image below shows strong winds over the Arctic Ocean, as hurricane Joaquin approaches the coast of North Americ…Read More