***** Arctic Death Spiral Bombshell: CryoSat-2 Confirms Sea Ice Volume Has Collapsed

Arctic Death Spiral Bombshell: CryoSat-2 Confirms Sea Ice Volume Has Collapsed

Posted: 14 Feb 2013 03:28 PM PST

The sharp drop in Arctic sea ice area has been matched by a harder-to-see, but equally sharp, drop in sea ice thickness. The combined result has been a collapse in total sea ice volume — to one fifth of its level in 1980.

Arctic sea ice volume in 1000s of cubic kilometers (via Robinson)

Back in September, Climate Progress reported that the European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 probe appeared to support the key conclusion of the Pan-Arctic Ice Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System (PIOMAS) at the University of Washington’s Polar Science Center: Arctic sea ice volume has been collapsing much faster than sea ice area (or extent) because the ice has been getting thinner and thinner.

Arctic sea-ice melt record more than broken, it’s being smashed

Arctic sea-ice melt record more than broken, it’s being smashed

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Alps' Glaciers Are Retreating Rapidly CounterCurrents

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CounterCurrents.org - ‎5 hours ago‎

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The Guardian - ‎2 hours ago‎

Scientists and environment groups last night said the fall was unprecedented and the clearest signal yet of climate change.

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Business Insider - ‎18 hours ago‎

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The Spokesman Review - ‎5 hours ago‎

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As Glaciers Melt In The European Alps, A Famed Austrian Peak Is Nearly Ice-Free

ThinkProgress - ‎19 hours ago‎

In yet another sign of how quickly global warming is eating away at glaciers in the European Alps, the Austrian Alpine Club is reporting that the summit cross high on the 3,660-meter Grossvenediger in Austria came close to toppling off its podium this ...

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Deutsche Welle - ‎1 hour ago‎

Swiss glaciologist Samuel Nussbaumer from the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) in Zurich analyzes the development of glaciers around the world. Nussbaumer told Deutsche Welle the future of glaciers is seriously under threat. DW: Mr Nussbaumer ...

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Death Spiral Watch: Experts Warn 'Near Ice-Free Arctic In Summer' In A Decade ... ThinkProgress

Death Spiral Watch: Experts Warn 'Near Ice-Free Arctic In Summer' In A Decade ...

ThinkProgress - ‎13 hours ago‎

By Joe Romm on Sep 5, 2012 at 7:46 pm. The sharp drop in Arctic sea ice area has been matched by a harder-to-see - but equally sharp - drop in sea ice thickness.

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Mongabay.com - ‎12 hours ago‎

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The Guardian

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China has 46377 glaciers

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CRIENGLISH.com - ‎10 hours ago‎

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Staugnews - ‎3 minutes ago‎

In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report cautioning that “glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any other part of the world … and, if the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappearing by the ...

Arctic sea ice could disappear within 10 years as global warming increases ... Daily Mail

Arctic sea ice could disappear within 10 years as global warming increases ...

Daily Mail - ‎16 minutes ago‎

It is suggested that the increase is down to global warming and rising greenhouse gas emissions. The entire region could be eventually free of ice if the estimates prove accurate.

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Rate of arctic summer sea ice loss is 50% higher than predicted The Guardian

Rate of arctic summer sea ice loss is 50% higher than predicted

The Guardian - ‎1 hour ago‎

Sea ice in the Arctic is disappearing at a far greater rate than previously expected, according to data from the first purpose-built satellite launched to study the thickness of the Earth's polar caps. Preliminary results from the European Space Agency ...