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“When you look in detail at the science behind the recent Arctic changes it becomes painfully clear how our understanding of climate impacts lags behind the changes that we are already seeing in the Arctic,” warned Martin Sommerkorn, one of the authors of a new report from conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

This report adds weight to a growing number of reports and findings that are pointing to 2008’s summer as a turning point for the Arctic region; one where there could be no sea-ice at all.

Since the 80’s “Passive microwave satellite detection of wet ice sheet surfaces, has enabled the mapping of their surface melting. In Sept 2005, a release from CIRES (NOAA/Colorado U’ supported) predicted that 2005 through to end of “summer” (Octoberish), would show the highest melt level since the previous record year of 2002. However, that went all quiet when it turned out 2002 remained tops, with 1987, 1991, and 1998 on a level par, depending on source, see below: 

Link 1:  http://cires.colorado.edu/science/groups/steffen/greenland/melt2005/

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I know some of you may be disappointed by a return to the despondent and depressed Josh, but I do try and keep a bit of variety. Just keep in mind my last two posts: a greener Google and a larger, more efficient wind farm. Keep those in mind as we discuss the top end of our planet.

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Almost every day I find yet another story alerting the world to the fact that the Arctic didn’t fair too well this past northern summer. Now, I’m relatively certain we’ve all got the idea. And trust me, I’m a huge supporter of needing to make such a piece of information known; but even I’ve got a limit to when I’ll keep pouring it down our throats.

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GreenlandMYTH: When Eric the Red and his Viking buddies settled Greenland, it was a lush pastoral paradise fit for farming and raising animals.

Facts: As climate change skepticism has developed into a full-blown industry, a number of myths have filtered out about historical patterns of warming and cooling: just mention the "Little Ice Age" or the "Medieval Warm Period" to your favorite skeptic, and let 'em go…

As a history buff, I always found

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