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2024-08-09 00:56:34 UTC
Summary
In 2007, several predictions claimed the Arctic would become ice-free by 2013-
2018, including those by the BBC, Nobel laureate Al Gore, and NASA's James
Hansen.
However, there has been no trend in sea ice extent to support these claims,
making them scientifically unfounded.
Over the past 16 years, it has been shown that the Arctic's summer is too short
to result in ice-free conditions, due to temperatures dropping below freezing
in early August and the rapid decrease in solar energy received by the North
Pole. Despite accurate information about climate being presented, accusations
of spreading misinformation persist.
Bullet Points
In 2007, predictions suggested an imminent ice-free Arctic by 2013-2018.
Notable predictions came from the BBC, Al Gore, and NASA's James Hansen.
There has been no supporting trend in sea ice extent since these predictions.
Solar energy at the North Pole decreases rapidly by the end of August.
Accurate climate information is often labeled as misinformation.
We are into August now, and in a few days, temperatures near the North Pole
will drop below freezing for the winter. Yet there is still a lot of sea ice in
the Arctic basin.
Temperatures north of 80 degrees latitude, which is shown as this circle here,
will be below freezing in a few days. There is no way to get an ice-free Arctic
because the Arctic summer is too short.
This chart shows the total amount of solar energy received at all latitudes and
dates on Earth. At mid-summer, the North Pole receives more solar energy than
any place else on Earth.
This is because the sun is up relatively high in the sky, and it's shining 24
hours a day. But by early August, the sun is starting to rapidly disappear at
the North Pole, and by the end of August, there's almost no sunlight being
received.
So once again, the bottom line is that the Arctic summer is too short, and
there's no way to achieve an ice-free Arctic. 16 years ago, the experts were
wrong because they don't understand basic physics.
But *I* get accused of spreading misinformation every day because I provide
accurate information about climate. - Tony Heller
=====
In 2007, academics and politicians started making predictions of an imminent
ice-free Arctic. The BBC said the Arctic would be ice-free by 2013, and Nobel
laureate Al Gore predicted the ice would be gone by the summer of 2014.
The Sierra Club explained why Arctic sea ice would vanish in 2013, and NASA's
James Hansen predicted the ice would be gone between 2013 and 2018.
Congressional Democrats described HIM as a climate prophet.
(insert eye roll, here)
Since they started making these predictions in 2007, there's been no trend in
the minimum, mean, or maximum sea ice extent. In other words, their predictions
were scientifically baseless propaganda. I started making fun of them for these
ridiculous predictions 16 years ago.
Now let's take a look at the basic physics which these academics and
politicians don't seem to understand. This graph shows temperatures near the
North Pole for every day this year. The dashed line shows zero degrees Celsius,
which is the freezing point of water. The blue line shows the mean temperature
from 1958 to 2002. We are into August now, and in a few days, temperatures near
the North Pole will drop below freezing for the winter. Yet there is still lots
of sea ice in the Arctic basin. Temperatures north of 80 degrees latitude,
which is shown as this circle here, will be below freezing in a few days. There
is no way to get an ice-free Arctic because the Arctic summer is too short.
This chart shows the total amount of solar energy received at all latitudes and
dates on Earth. At mid-summer, the North Pole receives more solar energy than
any place else on Earth. This is because the sun is up relatively high in the
sky, and it's shining 24 hours a day. But by early August, the sun is starting
to rapidly disappear at the North Pole, and by the end of August, there's
almost no sunlight being received. So once again, the bottom line is that the
Arctic summer is too short, and there's no way to achieve an ice-free Arctic.
Sixteen years ago, the experts were wrong because they didn't understand basic
physics. But I get accused of spreading misinformation every day because I
provide accurate information about climate.
=====
August:
Vast Cold Wave About To Sweep The U.S.
Greek Study Challenges CO2-Temperature Causality
Arctic Shipping Season Is Shortening
Rapid Antarctic Sea Ice Growth
Heavy Snow Hits New Zealand
Too Many Polar Bears In Greenland
British Farmers Paid To NOT Produce Food
Record July Cold Hits Scotland
Summer To Quit Early This Year
Remarkable Summer Gains On The Greenland Ice Sheet
Arctic Sea Ice Extent: No Cause For Alarm
$78 Trillion To Fight The Hoax of 'Climate Crisis'
=====
July:
Record Cold Persists In Eastern Australia
Cold Deaths In England Far Outstrip Heat Deaths
Australia's Winter Continues to Defy BOM Forecasts
EV Industry on the Brink of Collapse
B.C. Wineries Get Support After Devastating Winter Freeze
Study Confirms CO2 Is Greening The Earth
Texas Cold Front Breaks Daily Records
Aussie Freeze Exposes Energy Shortfalls
UK's Cool Summer Results In Low Bat Numbers
Study Confirms CO2 Is Greening The Earth
Geo-Engineering Driven By Profit and Megalomania
The Snow Piles Up Down Under, Cold Records Fall
Bengaluru Shivers
Cold Records From 1899 Fall In Queensland, With "Vigorous Winds And Blizzards"
Forecast For NSW
Eastern Australia Breaks Electricity Demand Records Due To Polar Blast
Summer 'Snow' Record At Philadelphia
New Study: Temperature Drives CO2
Antarctica Nears July Record Low With -82.1C (-115.8F)
European Glaciers Remain Covered In Snow
UK Met Office Reports a Cool Summer So Far
July Cold Wave To Grip Much Of U.S.
Buenos Aires' Coldest First Half Of July On Record
Great Barrier Reef Sets All-Time Record In 2024
Argentina Continues To Freeze
Hurricane Lull
U.S. Still Mostly Run On Fossil Fuels
New Zealand's Cold Start To Winter
79% Chance Of A Winter La Nina
Australia's East To Shiver Some More, With Widespread Snow Inbound
China Commissions New Icebreaker (WHY? There's No Ice!)
Historic, All-Time Cold Hits Argentina
South Africa Hit by Cold Fronts And Heavy Snow
La Niña Forecast: Heavy Snow Ahead
Exceptional Snow-Year In Northern Italy
Winter Begins With a Bang In South America
Tasmania Freezes
"Tonga Volcano Prime Suspect"
Scottish Ski Centers Report Rare July Snowfall
Brits Asking "Where Is Summer?"
Europe's Lowest Burn Acreage On Record
Tasmania's Second-Coldest Temperature Ever
America's "Historic June Heatwave" Was a Lie
Historic, All-Time Cold Hits Argentina
South Africa Hit by Cold Fronts And Heavy Snow
La Niña Forecast: Heavy Snow Ahead
Exceptional Snow-Year In Northern Italy
Winter Begins With a Bang In South America
Tasmania Freezes
Scottish Ski Centers Report Rare July Snowfall
Brewing SSW Event In The Southern Hemisphere?
101 Scientists: Claims Of Man-Made Global Warming Are Exaggerated
Brits Asking "Where Is Summer?"
Europe's Lowest Burn Acreage On Record
Tasmania's Second-Coldest Temperature Ever
America's "Historic June Heatwave" Was a Lie
Unprecedented Snowfalls in Argentina Threaten 1 Million Livestock
Aussie Cold
Record Stratospheric Water Vapor
Global Temperatures Took Another Step Down In June
Greenland Gaining Gigatons Of Mass In Summer
Global CO2 Emissions Tracking Well Below 'Scary' Climate Scenarios
Avalanche At Kedarnath Temple
Australia's Bitter Cold And Low Wind Leads To Power Concerns
Greenland's Record Summer Gains
In 2007, several predictions claimed the Arctic would become ice-free by 2013-
2018, including those by the BBC, Nobel laureate Al Gore, and NASA's James
Hansen.
However, there has been no trend in sea ice extent to support these claims,
making them scientifically unfounded.
Over the past 16 years, it has been shown that the Arctic's summer is too short
to result in ice-free conditions, due to temperatures dropping below freezing
in early August and the rapid decrease in solar energy received by the North
Pole. Despite accurate information about climate being presented, accusations
of spreading misinformation persist.
Bullet Points
In 2007, predictions suggested an imminent ice-free Arctic by 2013-2018.
Notable predictions came from the BBC, Al Gore, and NASA's James Hansen.
There has been no supporting trend in sea ice extent since these predictions.
Solar energy at the North Pole decreases rapidly by the end of August.
Accurate climate information is often labeled as misinformation.
We are into August now, and in a few days, temperatures near the North Pole
will drop below freezing for the winter. Yet there is still a lot of sea ice in
the Arctic basin.
Temperatures north of 80 degrees latitude, which is shown as this circle here,
will be below freezing in a few days. There is no way to get an ice-free Arctic
because the Arctic summer is too short.
This chart shows the total amount of solar energy received at all latitudes and
dates on Earth. At mid-summer, the North Pole receives more solar energy than
any place else on Earth.
This is because the sun is up relatively high in the sky, and it's shining 24
hours a day. But by early August, the sun is starting to rapidly disappear at
the North Pole, and by the end of August, there's almost no sunlight being
received.
So once again, the bottom line is that the Arctic summer is too short, and
there's no way to achieve an ice-free Arctic. 16 years ago, the experts were
wrong because they don't understand basic physics.
But *I* get accused of spreading misinformation every day because I provide
accurate information about climate. - Tony Heller
=====
In 2007, academics and politicians started making predictions of an imminent
ice-free Arctic. The BBC said the Arctic would be ice-free by 2013, and Nobel
laureate Al Gore predicted the ice would be gone by the summer of 2014.
The Sierra Club explained why Arctic sea ice would vanish in 2013, and NASA's
James Hansen predicted the ice would be gone between 2013 and 2018.
Congressional Democrats described HIM as a climate prophet.
(insert eye roll, here)
Since they started making these predictions in 2007, there's been no trend in
the minimum, mean, or maximum sea ice extent. In other words, their predictions
were scientifically baseless propaganda. I started making fun of them for these
ridiculous predictions 16 years ago.
Now let's take a look at the basic physics which these academics and
politicians don't seem to understand. This graph shows temperatures near the
North Pole for every day this year. The dashed line shows zero degrees Celsius,
which is the freezing point of water. The blue line shows the mean temperature
from 1958 to 2002. We are into August now, and in a few days, temperatures near
the North Pole will drop below freezing for the winter. Yet there is still lots
of sea ice in the Arctic basin. Temperatures north of 80 degrees latitude,
which is shown as this circle here, will be below freezing in a few days. There
is no way to get an ice-free Arctic because the Arctic summer is too short.
This chart shows the total amount of solar energy received at all latitudes and
dates on Earth. At mid-summer, the North Pole receives more solar energy than
any place else on Earth. This is because the sun is up relatively high in the
sky, and it's shining 24 hours a day. But by early August, the sun is starting
to rapidly disappear at the North Pole, and by the end of August, there's
almost no sunlight being received. So once again, the bottom line is that the
Arctic summer is too short, and there's no way to achieve an ice-free Arctic.
Sixteen years ago, the experts were wrong because they didn't understand basic
physics. But I get accused of spreading misinformation every day because I
provide accurate information about climate.
=====
August:
Vast Cold Wave About To Sweep The U.S.
Greek Study Challenges CO2-Temperature Causality
Arctic Shipping Season Is Shortening
Rapid Antarctic Sea Ice Growth
Heavy Snow Hits New Zealand
Too Many Polar Bears In Greenland
British Farmers Paid To NOT Produce Food
Record July Cold Hits Scotland
Summer To Quit Early This Year
Remarkable Summer Gains On The Greenland Ice Sheet
Arctic Sea Ice Extent: No Cause For Alarm
$78 Trillion To Fight The Hoax of 'Climate Crisis'
=====
July:
Record Cold Persists In Eastern Australia
Cold Deaths In England Far Outstrip Heat Deaths
Australia's Winter Continues to Defy BOM Forecasts
EV Industry on the Brink of Collapse
B.C. Wineries Get Support After Devastating Winter Freeze
Study Confirms CO2 Is Greening The Earth
Texas Cold Front Breaks Daily Records
Aussie Freeze Exposes Energy Shortfalls
UK's Cool Summer Results In Low Bat Numbers
Study Confirms CO2 Is Greening The Earth
Geo-Engineering Driven By Profit and Megalomania
The Snow Piles Up Down Under, Cold Records Fall
Bengaluru Shivers
Cold Records From 1899 Fall In Queensland, With "Vigorous Winds And Blizzards"
Forecast For NSW
Eastern Australia Breaks Electricity Demand Records Due To Polar Blast
Summer 'Snow' Record At Philadelphia
New Study: Temperature Drives CO2
Antarctica Nears July Record Low With -82.1C (-115.8F)
European Glaciers Remain Covered In Snow
UK Met Office Reports a Cool Summer So Far
July Cold Wave To Grip Much Of U.S.
Buenos Aires' Coldest First Half Of July On Record
Great Barrier Reef Sets All-Time Record In 2024
Argentina Continues To Freeze
Hurricane Lull
U.S. Still Mostly Run On Fossil Fuels
New Zealand's Cold Start To Winter
79% Chance Of A Winter La Nina
Australia's East To Shiver Some More, With Widespread Snow Inbound
China Commissions New Icebreaker (WHY? There's No Ice!)
Historic, All-Time Cold Hits Argentina
South Africa Hit by Cold Fronts And Heavy Snow
La Niña Forecast: Heavy Snow Ahead
Exceptional Snow-Year In Northern Italy
Winter Begins With a Bang In South America
Tasmania Freezes
"Tonga Volcano Prime Suspect"
Scottish Ski Centers Report Rare July Snowfall
Brits Asking "Where Is Summer?"
Europe's Lowest Burn Acreage On Record
Tasmania's Second-Coldest Temperature Ever
America's "Historic June Heatwave" Was a Lie
Historic, All-Time Cold Hits Argentina
South Africa Hit by Cold Fronts And Heavy Snow
La Niña Forecast: Heavy Snow Ahead
Exceptional Snow-Year In Northern Italy
Winter Begins With a Bang In South America
Tasmania Freezes
Scottish Ski Centers Report Rare July Snowfall
Brewing SSW Event In The Southern Hemisphere?
101 Scientists: Claims Of Man-Made Global Warming Are Exaggerated
Brits Asking "Where Is Summer?"
Europe's Lowest Burn Acreage On Record
Tasmania's Second-Coldest Temperature Ever
America's "Historic June Heatwave" Was a Lie
Unprecedented Snowfalls in Argentina Threaten 1 Million Livestock
Aussie Cold
Record Stratospheric Water Vapor
Global Temperatures Took Another Step Down In June
Greenland Gaining Gigatons Of Mass In Summer
Global CO2 Emissions Tracking Well Below 'Scary' Climate Scenarios
Avalanche At Kedarnath Temple
Australia's Bitter Cold And Low Wind Leads To Power Concerns
Greenland's Record Summer Gains
