Antarctic Sea Ice Well Above Normal In June

By Paul Homewood

 

http://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/index.html

 

Antarctic sea ice extent in June remained well above normal. This continues the long term trend for June extent since 1981.

The average extent during the month was 14.6 million sq km, and represents the second greatest extent since 1980. Only June 2010 was higher.

 

http://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/index.html

 

Daily numbers confirm that extent is still much higher then the 1981-2010 mean, as well as last year.

 

http://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/index.html

 

Similarly, ice area is also much greater then usual.

 

http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/seaice.anomaly.antarctic.png

 

You don’t have to look far for the reasons. GISS temperatures for May show most of the Antarctic much colder than normal.

 

http://data.giss.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/gistemp/nmaps.cgi?year_last=2013&month_last=5&sat=4&sst=3&type=anoms&mean_gen=05&year1=2013&year2=2013&base1=1981&base2=2010&radius=1200&pol=reg