Sea Ice Outlook | Media Coverage

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The 2008 Sea Ice Outlook has generated significant interest in the news and media. Listed below are links to various news sources, scientific papers, and personal blogs prompted by the Sea Ice Outlook.

Most Experts Foresee a Repeat, at Least, of 2007 Arctic Sea Ice Loss

11 June 2008 - Fourteen research teams studying the impacts of warming on the Arctic Ocean have issued independent projections of how the sea ice will behave this summer, and 11 of them foresee an ice retreat at least as extraordinary as last year’s or even more dramatic. {more}

Rapid Ice Retreat Threatens Arctic Interior

26 June 2008 - The rapid decline of sea ice could accelerate inland warming over the arctic region, radically transforming the landscape. {more}

Little Ice But No Record Low

4 July 2008 - A revised outlook for the 2008 arctic summer sea ice minimum shows ice extent will be below the 2005 level but not likely to beat the record year of 2007. {more}

WWF Arctic Bulletin, No. 03.08.

August 2008 - The sea ice research community has reached consensus—the current and future trend of sea ice decline is foremost determined by the thickness distribution. {Link to download on WWF website}

Arctic Sea Ice in the News

1 September 2008 - One can hardly imagine a more interesting time for arctic sea ice, or a more challenging time if one wishes to predict the minimal extent of the sea ice at the end of this year’s melting season. {more}

Websites with Links to Sea Ice Outlook

AWI and OASys Arctic Sea Ice Outlook 2008
http://www.oasys-research.de/news-folder/Outlook

The Blackboard: Where Climate Talk Gets Hot
http://rankexploits.com/musings/

Environmental Research Web
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/yournews/35736

Expedition Route: Kangerlussuaq to Disko Bay
http://www.capefarewell.com/diskobay/kangerlussuaq/

Grist: Environmental News and Commentary
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/6/12/164258/248

Hannah Hoag: Journalist Specializing in Science, Medicine, and the Environment
http://www.hannahhoag.net/blog/

NOAA Arctic Change
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/detect/ice-seaice.shtml

NOAA Arctic Report Card
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/seaice.html

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
http://www.scar.org/news/polar/

Svalbard Science Forum (SSF)
http://www.ssf.npolar.no/pages/news212.htm

Texas A&M University News | First Monthly Sea Ice Outlook
http://psp.tamu.edu/news-1/first-monthly-arctic-sea-ice-outlook-may-2008.html