hi yall,
I made the transition from lurker to new ice primarily because I felt it necessary to bring focus upon the, imho, extreme melt event occurring in the Greenland Sea.
Now, after watching oren's outstanding 10 yr movie of the Fram area (I dled it and i download little that I come across outside urls)many times, I noted that there appeared to be an export into the Barents Sea of a much more extreme volume of 'old' ice than any that occurred in 2010-11, '13, '14' and '17 (the years in which there was significant export visible).
The thing is, ALL ice that is exported melts in the summer, and there is a significantly above normal % of the CAB being exported right this minute! and this event has been going for 45 days and we have six (6) more months of melt!
I recognize that the wind and other conditions may change, but since mid Feb, sea ice has been forced out of the CAB into the Barents and Greenland seas at rates that I have never before seen in my limited experience. It is true that one's eyes sometimes deceive them, but in this case, I think not.
I urge all of you to notice this truly extreme melt event that has unfolded and maybe use its example to convince others that the time to talk about the BOE occurring has passed. It's now time to mitigate the short-sighted views of some of our political leaders and really, ourselves. Now is the time to act even if all you can do is lead by example when we choosing future leaders.
I'm not much of an activist, but when I see a problem, I address it, even if I don't possess the reviewed evidence to submit a formal paper. I never claimed to be a scientist. I'm just an average man that knows that we, the members of ASIF and its lurkers, must act, at the best of our abilities, to spread the word that the continued assault on nature really can only have a bad ending for humanity.
I've (i hope) done my good deed for the day by illuminating a cause of concern and offering a (hackneyed) way to help alleviate it.... Should anyone, especially neven, disagree with me, I am always open to new data and correction if necessary.
I will entertain all ideas, suggestions, and criticism toward my efforts in making a better future for my living grandchildren and the greatgrandchildren that will be arriving in just a few years.
peace
my apologies if I'm 'preaching to the choir'
td