North pole turns an alarming shade of green

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 03 May 2011, 21:46

02 May 2011

OK it is a false colour image. However green indicates only 60% ice cover. Then again this satellite can be confused by melt water on the surface of the sea ice.

In all it indicates very warm weather at the pole for the time of year.

Post by **clv101** » 03 May 2011, 21:52

Greenland is currently very cold for this time of year, so cold that a lot of scientists just heading out there are facing -20C when they were expecting ~0C.

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 03 May 2011, 22:37

THULE, GREENLAND
Weather report as of 12 minutes ago (21:23 UTC):
The wind was blowing at a speed of 23.7 meters per second (52.9 miles per hour), with gusts to 27.3 meters per second (61.0 miles per hour), from East/Southeast in Thule, Greenland. The temperature was -1 degrees Celsius (30 degrees Fahrenheit). Air pressure was 1,003 hPa (29.63 inHg). Relative humidity was 92.9%. There were vertical visibility clouds at a height of 152 meters (500 feet). Current weather is Moderate FreezingFog Moderate Unknown .

-1 C is not that cold.

http://www.athropolis.com/temperature/coldreport2.php

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As I suspected the north pole is positively balmly

http://www.wunderground.com/US/AK/North_Pole.html

(11.9 C)

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oops - that 'north pole' is in central alaska

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 05 May 2011, 10:48

Here is a useful site for monitoring the temps around the pole.
http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/meant80n.uk.php
Clicking through the archived years gives perspective.