Happy Friday! Here's your latest ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 2nd lowest on record (JAXA data)...

• about 480,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 870,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,420,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,840,000 km² below the 1980s mean

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The climate review for summer 2024 in the Arctic is now posted in the Alaska and Arctic Climate Newsletter. Spoiler: warm and wet overall (but of course not everywhere). @Climatologist49
https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/arctic-summer-2024-climate-summary

My little town. Arctic Bay pano.

The ride home today.