Climate

The Arctic is above freezing in the middle of winter... Blue ocean event within 10 years seems likely

The Arctic is above freezing in the middle of winter... Blue ocean event within 10 years seems likely
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/04/temperatures-at-north-pole-20c-above-average-and-beyond-ice-melting-point

I don't know how to read this chart. Higher is better?

Horticulturalist. Environmental hand wringer. Open source enthusiast.

I put a ❤️ but I actually really hate that 😭

Picture it like arctic sea ice going down the drain

Higher is "normal" like it was in 1979

Here's a visual animation, although it's 5 years old you can see the trend clearly

Very impressive indeed.
I never realized that it flowed this much. Interesting leak on the east Greenland side to the Atlantic. Thanks for sharing!