#Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through January 2026...
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 47/48=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-temperatures/
#Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through January 2026...
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 47/48=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-temperatures/
January 2026 #Arctic sea ice extent was statistically tied (with last year) for the 2nd lowest on record for the month...
This was 1,310,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. January ice extent is decreasing at about 2.85% per decade. Data: https://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index
January 2026 #Arctic sea ice extent was statistically tied (with last year) for the 2nd lowest on record for the month...
This was 1,310,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. January ice extent is decreasing at about 2.85% per decade. Data: https://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index
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/
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/
Have a great weekend! Here's your Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 3rd lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 310,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 960,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,520,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,990,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
Have a great weekend! Here's your Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 3rd lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 310,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 960,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,520,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,990,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
I also have been thinking about this connection, it is so damn obvious, but no one in the media is talking about it.
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
I also have been thinking about this connection, it is so damn obvious, but no one in the media is talking about it.
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
‘The ground is shifting’: Inuit leader issues stark warning about Arctic sovereignty
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president says sovereignty and security discussions need to include Indigenous peoples as world attention focuses on the Arctic.
#Arctic #sovereignty #security #Canada #Politics #ArcticSecurity
https://globalnews.ca/news/11641644/inuit-leader-issues-arctic-sovereignty-warning/
‘The ground is shifting’: Inuit leader issues stark warning about Arctic sovereignty
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president says sovereignty and security discussions need to include Indigenous peoples as world attention focuses on the Arctic.
#Arctic #sovereignty #security #Canada #Politics #ArcticSecurity
https://globalnews.ca/news/11641644/inuit-leader-issues-arctic-sovereignty-warning/
Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...
• about 540,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,100,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,650,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,120,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-figures/
Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...
• about 540,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,100,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,650,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,120,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-figures/
Well, we didn't quite get down to -20℃. More like -18℃, around -1℉. Plenty cold still. Definitely in the dangerous range, especially with the wind chill. I think I'll stick by the wood stove today.
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.
#maine #winter #cold #Arctic #weather
Dr Gilbz: *Trump's Greenland Grab is a DISASTER for the climate*
"Yeah yeah yeah, Trump wants the oil, he wants the military bases, he’s a tantrum-prone despot. We know all that.
But what does he really want with Greenland..?"
And a little bit of background info about #Greenland and the #Arctic.
Kings and Generals: *Why the Arctic Matters Now*
"🎥 Watch 250+ exclusive videos on Youtube► @kingsandgenerals or Patreon ► Patreon: kingsandgenerals
"… the history of Arctic exploration, from ancient and medieval voyages to the modern geopolitical “Arctic race.” We begin by defining the Arctic Circle and tracing evidence of early human presence, including indigenous migrations across the Bering Strait that shaped the peopling of Alaska and Arctic Canada. From there, we follow early European accounts like Pytheas’ mysterious “Thule,” the Viking expansion into Iceland and Greenland, and later Russian expeditions along Eurasia’s northern rim. As the Age of Discovery unfolds, European powers become fixated on finding the Northwest Passage—an obsession that costs lives but advances mapping and knowledge. The 20th century transforms the region again: World War II convoys and Cold War militarization make the Arctic a strategic corridor for bases, bombers, submarines, and early warning systems. Finally, climate change reshapes the stakes. Melting ice opens new shipping routes and intensifies competition over oil, gas, and critical minerals …"
Have a nice weekend! Here's your Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...
• about 500,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,090,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,640,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,110,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
Have a nice weekend! Here's your Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...
• about 500,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,090,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,640,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,110,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
