Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea (Arctic) continues its decline. "Warm" and strong southerly winds have contributed to this anomalous retreat of ice into the Bering Strait. 2018 is the clear outlier in the satellite era (each thin line = 1979-2017, @NSIDC data)
Wow... truly a remarkable event ongoing right now in the #Arctic.
Current temperatures well above previous years in February (>80°N latitude)! Average temperature is the bright blue line (sites.uci.edu/zlabe/arctic-t…).
Check out this massive hurricane-force low pressure (944 hPa) southeast of Greenland today...
[#MODIS Terra, 250 m from @NASAEarthData at go.nasa.gov/2onGVuP]
Cape Morris Jesup (#Greenland's northernmost observation station) is now reporting temperatures well above freezing today... +6.1°C at the latest observation! Crazy!
Station is provided by @dmidk at dmi.dk/groenland/maal….
The most intense surge of moisture/warmth (relative to average) for this event will be pushing over the North Pole tomorrow. Temperatures projected near 0°C. Meanwhile, brutal cold remains over Europe.
Graphics available from cci-reanalyzer.org/wx/fcst/#gfs.a…
