Arctic sea ice at the summer solstice: more polar bear habitat than 2022 after hottest year on recor

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Arctic sea ice at the summer solstice: more polar bear habitat than 2022 after hottest year on record
Posted on June 25, 2024 

We are just into the 2024 sea ice melt season in the Arctic with no signs of any big, dramatic changes despite claims that 2023 was the warmest year on record (since 1850). There is still abundant sea ice habitat for polar bears ahead of the summer months (July-September) when Arctic ice melts back considerably.


Polar bears in Western Hudson Bay are still on the ice despite vast open water levels normally signaling “breakup” has happened: the wind-driven ice is packed tight against the western shore and the bears are still on it.

Arctic sea ice overview

In 2024, sea ice extent at 21 June was estimated at 10.5 mkm2:


Compare the above to 2022 (below), when it wasn’t the “hottest year on record,” and ice extent was 10.4 mkm2:

https://polarbearscience.com/2024/06/25/arctic-sea-ice-at-the-summer-solstice-more-polar-bear-habitat-than-2022-after-hottest-year-on-record/

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So, what's the big deal?  Global warming terrorists claim that the warming creates cold temperatures so its only natural there should be more ice after the "warmest year" ever.