Sentences with phrase «present decline in sea ice»

The present decline in sea ice is occurring at a pace seen in earlier episodes, but the sustained trend (now nearly 50 years long) is unprecedented in the 1,450 - year reconstruction period presented here.»

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In a belated Christmas present, Crockford provided this December 26 posting that further deflates the already collapsing narrative about the non-existent «crisis» of declining arctic sea ice: «Polar bear habitat — more Arctic sea ice in Canada this week than in early 1970s.&raquIn a belated Christmas present, Crockford provided this December 26 posting that further deflates the already collapsing narrative about the non-existent «crisis» of declining arctic sea ice: «Polar bear habitat — more Arctic sea ice in Canada this week than in early 1970s.&raquin Canada this week than in early 1970s.&raquin early 1970s.»

IMO, the strongest argument for sea ice decline over the last decade for being unusual and at least in part attributable to global warming is this (from Polyakov et al.): The severity of present ice loss can be highlighted by the breakup of ice shelves at the northern coast of Ellesmere Island, which have been stable until recently for at least several thousand years based on geological data.