2026-03-22T17:53:21Z https://yabu.me Zack Labe https://yabu.me/npub1ykx65vdn9n2mganypgs9t3lw09ln2vm547g9rrfgpqd0jyn2242q9zlz93 https://fediscience.org/system/accounts/avatars/109/287/688/894/858/993/original/eb52b016b989b1bf.jpeg https://fediscience.org/system/accounts/avatars/109/287/688/894/858/993/original/eb52b016b989b1bf.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdppfd58xp49ryztpz9mg88x7644pw0tqxxhg9hmmaq2g25lfn4pczyqjcm233kvkdtdrkvs9zq4w8aeuh7dfnwjheq5vd9qyp47gjdf24gqnpqsk I hope these posts are useful. Have a great weekend! Here&#39;s your Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 15th lowest on record (JAXA data)...<br/><br/>• about 270,000 km² above the 2010s mean<br/>• about 860,000 km² below the 2000s mean<br/>• about 1,990,000 km² below the 1990s mean<br/>• about 2,680,000 km² below the 1980s mean<br/><br/>More graphics: <a href="https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/">https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/</a><br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/231/179/586/850/626/original/9b5c070c51757025.png"> <br/> 2025-09-19T13:25:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdrv2c3ar0yqmgwjseu4mryt662rn5gmvepjqgxqxcswlxe55d99szyqjcm233kvkdtdrkvs9zq4w8aeuh7dfnwjheq5vd9qyp47gjdf24gam75lf Globally, August 2025 ranked as the third hottest ever recorded. It was also separately the 4th warmest August for global land areas and the 3rd warmest for global ocean areas. <br/><br/>+ Data by NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: <a href="https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/noaa-global-temp">https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/noaa-global-temp</a><br/>+ Monthly summary: <a href="https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202508">https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202508</a><br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/202/909/796/718/358/original/ba2c320bc8bb62a7.png"> <br/> 2025-09-14T13:35:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfxjgavzqsvpq8xvp9ps63vj5wc5qs68k6mfaamx7grh4pnx3sevszyqjcm233kvkdtdrkvs9zq4w8aeuh7dfnwjheq5vd9qyp47gjdf24gg6e0k5 ⚠️ While extent will not be setting any annual minimum records this year, the average thickness of #Arctic sea ice is actually at historic lows for this time of year (in the dataset by PIOMAS). Thinner ice is younger and usually more fragile.<br/><br/>More graphics of thickness and volume: <a href="https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-volumethickness/">https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-volumethickness/</a><br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/179/914/298/142/724/original/a240d0ed5cd9218c.png"> <br/> 2025-09-10T12:07:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqlqgd6dp8dmv085sh4x63x9mzyhxsh2u6hf93lwxaxknyf6vyq2qzyqjcm233kvkdtdrkvs9zq4w8aeuh7dfnwjheq5vd9qyp47gjdf24gh9ydew More on the latest threats in the weather and climate space… “White House cuts to science funding threaten AI weather forecasting institute.”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/white-house-cuts-science-funding-threaten-ai-weather-forecasting-insti-rcna228934">https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/white-house-cuts-science-funding-threaten-ai-weather-forecasting-insti-rcna228934</a> 2025-09-04T21:30:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswykj89z2rmp8ukyphcnnajj6yv9zq9s52k04az4qqs50ge9wslqqzyqjcm233kvkdtdrkvs9zq4w8aeuh7dfnwjheq5vd9qyp47gjdf24gpaeg5r Happy start to meteorological fall! We are finally getting into my favorite time of year (fall and winter). Here&#39;s a look at the warming of global temperatures during the last four decades in the month of September. 🎃<br/><br/>Data from <a href="https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f17050d7">https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f17050d7</a><br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/130/575/752/945/833/original/28a70c32232e4ef6.png"> <br/> 2025-09-01T18:59:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfvkffz4wuf2vjk3gv2yuhs5v4kyyrslg2wvuuxp44um892qypagqzyqjcm233kvkdtdrkvs9zq4w8aeuh7dfnwjheq5vd9qyp47gjdf24ggyrphm One way of visualizing the variability and multidecadal decline of July #Arctic sea-ice thickness and sea-ice volume through 2025... <br/><br/>+ Data information (PIOMAS): <a href="https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data/pan-arctic-ice-ocean-modeling-and-assimilation-system-piomas">https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data/pan-arctic-ice-ocean-modeling-and-assimilation-system-piomas</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/102/474/910/830/580/original/5839b4721c74da98.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-08-27T19:53:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxte45cpxdrwvffn2k3dvsgu6xmksvxjpp98ylaqv68pjngsasppczyqjcm233kvkdtdrkvs9zq4w8aeuh7dfnwjheq5vd9qyp47gjdf24g0n7tsp Decadal trends in August sea ice thickness across the #Arctic Ocean, where red shading corresponds to areas of thinning ice. The largest declines are north of Greenland and in the East Siberian, Beaufort, and Chukchi Seas.<br/><br/>Simulated by PIOMAS; <a href="https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0436.1">https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0436.1</a><br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/032/625/310/946/805/original/33291bead79e2fbd.png"> <br/> 2025-08-15T11:49:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2w3dwhddujg2t9f3wqev8m04y3wazzavnhlt5e85rwpedxgemt2gzyqjcm233kvkdtdrkvs9zq4w8aeuh7dfnwjheq5vd9qyp47gjdf24gx3ylee The American Meteorological Society (AMS) State of the Climate Report for 2024 is now published: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1175/2025BAMSStateoftheClimate.1">https://doi.org/10.1175/2025BAMSStateoftheClimate.1</a><br/><br/>I am happy to have contributed again to this year&#39;s issue - see our section in &#39;The Arctic&#39; chapter: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-25-0104.1">https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-25-0104.1</a><br/><br/>Another historic year for Earth&#39;s climate... 🚨<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/027/306/397/949/032/original/ec51b59616dbf268.png"> <br/> 2025-08-14T13:16:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstv78cctsq8a78ep4knvya6s5ftkx42e2lmgwr4uffet8f9yv74vqzyqjcm233kvkdtdrkvs9zq4w8aeuh7dfnwjheq5vd9qyp47gjdf24grm5hgh I can&#39;t stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.<br/><br/>&#34;Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%&#34; (via <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/it-s-nightmare-u-s-funding-cuts-threaten-academic-science-jobs-all-levels">https://www.science.org/content/article/it-s-nightmare-u-s-funding-cuts-threaten-academic-science-jobs-all-levels</a>) 2025-07-08T15:36:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgkxa05028r7l83zcugz3ep3ggmr80963lmslmkj43zejy625c2qqzyqjcm233kvkdtdrkvs9zq4w8aeuh7dfnwjheq5vd9qyp47gjdf24g55e3hj This is horrible. I don&#39;t even know what to say. Some of our most key polar data.<br/><br/>&#34;As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://nsidc.org/data/user-resources/data-announcements/user-notice-level-service-update-data-products">https://nsidc.org/data/user-resources/data-announcements/user-notice-level-service-update-data-products</a><br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/462/692/807/996/181/original/09eeb3a70b979050.png"> <br/> 2025-05-06T20:08:28Z