Saturday, May 05, 2012

Um.... I thought global warming was causing the arctic ice caps to diminish?

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK215 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012

...RECORD SEA ICE AT PRIBILOF ISLANDS...

THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTREME WINTER FOR SEA ICE IN THE BERING SEA AND NOW
WE HAVE BROKEN THE RECORDS FOR MOST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH ICE AT BOTH
SAINT PAUL ISLAND AND SAINT GEORGE ISLAND.

AS OF TODAY SEA ICE HAS BEEN AT SAINT PAUL ISLAND FOR 103 DAYS THIS
WINTER BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 100 DAYS SET IN 2010.

THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH SEA ICE AT SAINT GEORGE ISLAND TOTALED 79
WHEN THE ICE RETREATED NORTH ON THE 25TH OF APRIL. THE PREVIOUS
RECORD OF 60 DAYS WAS SET IN 2010.

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