Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Second Highest On Record In October

Antarctic sea ice extent just slipped below last year’s record level, but was still the 2nd highest October extent in the modern satellite record. At the end of the month it measured 18.208 million sq km, 768,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 average.

Arctic Sea Ice Expands To Highest Level Since 2001

Arctic Sea Ice Day 307 – Highest Since 2001 http://sunshinehours.wordpress.com/2014/11/04/arctic-sea-ice-day-307-highest-since-2001 Day 307 Arctic Sea Ice = 9.53043 million sq km. The last time it was higher on day 307 was 2001 when it was 9.79070 million sq km

New Claim: ‘Climate Change Threatens NASA Space Operations’ – AGW ‘could pose a risk to its operations and missions’

http://ecowatch.com/2014/11/03/climate-change-threatens-nasa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-change-threatens-nasa NASA identifies a number of potential risks, including damaged infrastructure, power failures that threaten communications systems, delayed launches, employee health and safety concerns, contamination and even threats to endangered species. It says it could expect the loss of land essential to launch operations, experience extensive downtime when its systems are disrupted, and asks “Given […]

UN IPCC Scientists Emphasize Immorality Of Inaction By Focusing On ‘Irreversible Impacts’

IPCC Scientists Emphasize Immorality Of Inaction By Focusing On ‘Irreversible Impacts’ http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/11/04/3587527/ipcc-irreversible-impacts/ CREDIT: Shutterstock What is the biggest change in the new climate report by the world’s top scientists and governments compared to the one they released back in 2007? It can be summed up in one word: “Irreversible.” In the 2007 assessment of climate […]