So what has been happening in the Arctic in 2013? Any need for worry?
Ask these two adventurers who have recently experienced the 2013 state of the Arctic first hand.
“Two French men, Sébastien Roubinet and Vincent Berthet , who set out on a trek to the North Pole in July in a wind catamaran, announced today that they are blocked in the Arctic. A Russian ice-breaker has been dispatched to help them.”
“The goal was to make it to Spitzberg in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway, via the North Pole and observe the state of melting ice that has gone on over the past years.
Or how about chatting with these four Vancouverites who decided to row through the NorthWest Passage this year. Check out their blog for some great pics of grizzlies and muskox.
The Arctic sea ice has recovered from its record low in September 2012 with a record ice gain since then.
There is an annual guessing game as to how much ice will remain at the yearly minimum. You can check up on that here.
According to the Danish Meteorological Institute 2013 has been the coldest Arctic year on record. You can check that out here.
It seems that someone even before our time has been worried about the impending meltdown in the Arctic. It is not a new worry and we are still waiting for the disaster to follow. Many experts have seen their predictions invalidated by Mother Nature. It will be the Sierra Club of Canada this year, among others, whose prediction of an ice free Arctic will be spoiled by Mother Nature.
The Arctic is fine but pedal away. It is good exercise.
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