Arctic: 12 Years Of Sea Ice
And Temperature Stability
In the last 144 months, or since 2005, there has been no decreasing trend in Arctic sea ice. In fact, there has been a slight increasing trend.
NSIDC Data – Graph Source: woodfortrees.org (2005.3-2017.3) or woodfortrees.org (Last 144 Months)
Since the 21st century began, nearly all of the increase in Arctic-wide temperatures occurred between about 2001 and 2005. Since mid-2005, the Arctic temperature trend has stabilized, with no significantly detectable warming.
HadCRUT4 Data – Graph Source: climate4you
When viewed from a longer-term context, the current Arctic temperature trends are not unusual. In fact, the warmth of the last 12 years was matched during the 1920s to 1940s, with about 50 years of Arctic cooling in between.
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