Arctic Sea Ice Spiral 1979-2013 (Sea Ice Decline / Deglaciation)
Monthly averages from January 1979 – 2014 (Jan).

Arctic sea-ice decline spiral by Andy Lee Robinson, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at haveland.com. Data source via the Polar Science Center (University of Washington).
Tags: 2014, Arctic, Sea Ice, Video, Visualization
Categories: Arctic, Climate Change, Sea Ice, Video, World News
About the Author: Andy Lee Robinson
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[…] It does have everything to do with every being that inhabits this planet. To put it into context: Arctic events are turning into a planetary emergency and are developing as you read. Key is the full meltdown of Arctic sea ice, akin to our planetary air conditioner going kaput. Please see the startling Arctic Death Spiral photo here to check just how little Arctic ice is left: Arctic Death Spiral 1979-2013 ( Sea Ice Decline / Deglaciation) […]
[…] Tem de facto tudo a ver com cada ser que habita este planeta. Para colocar em contexto: os eventos no Ártico estão-se a tornar numa emergência planetária e estão-se a desenvolver à medida que você lê isto. O ponto chave é o colapso total do gelo do mar Ártico, semelhante ao nosso ar condicionado planetário ir kaput. Por favor, veja a surpreendente imagem da Espiral de Morte do Ártico aqui, para ver o quão pouco gelo do Ártico resta: Espiral de Morte do Ártico 1979-2013 (Declínio do gelo do mar / degelo) […]
[…] It does have everything to do with every being that inhabits this planet. To put it into context: Arctic events are turning into a planetary emergency and are developing as you read. Key is the full meltdown of Arctic sea ice, akin to our planetary air conditioner going kaput. Please see the startling Arctic Death Spiral photo here to check just how little Arctic ice is left: Arctic Death Spiral 1979-2013 ( Sea Ice Decline / Deglaciation) […]