Large Areas Of Arctic Sea Ice Only 1 Metre Thick, Reveals

RECALL:
Arctic ice loss: Northwest Passage now open
SEPT 15/07 - - The Northwest Passage, the dreamed-of yet historically impassable maritime shortcut between Europe and Asia, has now fully opened up due to record shrinkage of Arctic sea ice, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Friday.

Arctic Ice Sets New Minimum Area
SEPT 13/07 - - Arctic Ocean area that is now ice-free which has never before melted (in the satellite record): ca. 410,000 sq km

The Northwest Passage is still open.

Current Ice Area:.......................4.24 million sq km
Previous Minimum Record:.......5.32 million sq km

Weekly Ice Melt Area
Sept 4 – 10:...............180,000 sq km
Aug 28 – Sept 4: .......360,000 sq km
Aug 22 – 28:...............140,000 sq km
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BRACEWELL
Recall that ocean level rise has exceded all the model predictions ...
And that once the ice is gone the real heating of the planet begins

(Explanation:
to melt 1 gram of ice – with no temperature change == 80 calories
80 calories will heat 1 gram of water – 80 degrees celsius)
[Proofreader’s note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on September 19, 2007]

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