Antarctic Sea Ice Minimum Trend Climbing at 140,000 sq km per decade!

Antarctic Sea Ice Minimum Trend is climbing at 140,000 sq km per decade!

After declaring Antarctic had the 2nd highest minimum of all time I thought I should graph the trend.

Wow. At this rate Antarctic Sea Ice minimum will just keep growing and growing until you can’t get near Antarctica by ship at all! (probably not but it is fun to claim).

Antarctic Sea Ice 24% Above Average (and only 8300 sq km short of a record)

UPDATE: The next day set a record.

Antarctic Sea Ice on day 42 (Feb 11 2013) is  24% above average (770,000 sq km) and and only 8300 sq km short of a record.

There is a chance of an all-time record of the highest minimum ever in the coming days. The record is from 2008 - 3.69176 million sq km – on day 51.

Antarctic Sea Ice – 4th Largest For This Day

As Antarctic Sea Ice approaches minimum for the year, Antarctic Sea Ice for Day 26 is the 4th largest amount behind 2008, 1995 and 2004.

The way things are tracking there is a good chance a record for most ice at minimum may be set.

 

Antarctic Sea Ice Extend Maximum Trend

Antarctic Sea Ice Extend Maximum Trend