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Arctic Sea Ice Area hits lowest ever recorded value, while still in August (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Aug 2012 OP
NSIDC OKIsItJustMe Aug 2012 #1
Damn. FedUpWithIt All Aug 2012 #5
Feels like a rollercoaster on its first big swoop down. GliderGuider Aug 2012 #9
CT XemaSab Aug 2012 #2
Holy shit! truebrit71 Aug 2012 #3
Here's the comparison: XemaSab Aug 2012 #4
And we still have a little under a month to go... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #7
I realize there are various ways this could go... phantom power Aug 2012 #8
At this point, I would be more surprised if we didn’t smash the 2007 record… OKIsItJustMe Aug 2012 #15
And here's the September/August comparison for 2007: XemaSab Aug 2012 #6
Notice how much dark purple there was in August 2007? OnlinePoker Aug 2012 #10
The color difference between 2007 and now is striking XemaSab Aug 2012 #11
Forget making this into a campaign issue....... Red Mountain Aug 2012 #12
The Republicans would suggest more Navy ships to patrol the new open water muriel_volestrangler Aug 2012 #13
And lots and lots of Arctic drilling! hatrack Aug 2012 #14
 

GliderGuider

(21,088 posts)
9. Feels like a rollercoaster on its first big swoop down.
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 03:37 PM
Aug 2012

That sickening, falling sensation in the pit of my stomach.

I hate rollercoasters.

phantom power

(25,966 posts)
8. I realize there are various ways this could go...
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 02:23 PM
Aug 2012

depending on weather over the next month, but that looks set up to completely smash the 2007 record.

OnlinePoker

(5,727 posts)
10. Notice how much dark purple there was in August 2007?
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 06:29 PM
Aug 2012

This year, there's hardly any, mostly red and yellow. It's going to be distressingly interesting between now and the start of freeze-up.

Red Mountain

(1,737 posts)
12. Forget making this into a campaign issue.......
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 08:18 PM
Aug 2012

Are there any Republicans who would at least CONSIDER the National Security issues this suggests?

They can't suggest it's meaningless, can they?

muriel_volestrangler

(101,385 posts)
13. The Republicans would suggest more Navy ships to patrol the new open water
Mon Aug 20, 2012, 08:37 PM
Aug 2012

I think just about every Republican who takes global warming seriously is now an ex-Republican.

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