Awww, Arctic sea ice loss dramatically slows; How will my tankers now get through?

Since shrinking at a torrid pace in the first half of July, the Arctic sea ice meltdown has slowed markedly.

Awww, Arctic sea ice loss dramatically slows; How will my tankers now get through? Figure2

Awww, Arctic sea ice loss dramatically slows; How will my tankers now get through? Figure2

“I’ve seen slowdowns before, but this is out of this world,” writes the Arctic Sea Ice blog.

The blog notes Arctic sea ice actually expanded by 20,000 square kilometers for 10 days at the end of July.

“That’s so crazy for this phase of the melting season that I barely have words for it,” the blog says. “It’s unique as far as the record goes.”

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) says storminess in the second half of July likely halted the rapid retreat of ice that took place in the early part of the month.

“[A stormy pattern] brought more counterclockwise winds and cool conditions, and spread the ice out,” NSIDC writes.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/08/09/arctic-sea-ice-loss-dramatically-slows-record-unlikely-in-2013/?tid=pm_local_pop

Awww, Arctic sea ice loss dramatically slows; How will my tankers now get through?

Awww, Arctic sea ice loss dramatically slows; How will my tankers now get through?

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