tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post2220280264062008429..comments2024-01-16T13:06:15.270-06:00Comments on Climate Change: The Next Generation: NSIDC Report, July 22, 2009: Arctic sea ice extent tracking below 2008Tenney Naumerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843130378338023902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-63780617623724278162009-08-04T14:38:05.199-05:002009-08-04T14:38:05.199-05:00Dear Anon,
Cloud formation is very complex, and I...Dear Anon,<br /><br />Cloud formation is very complex, and I do not feel comfortable opining about it.<br /><br />Soot, on the other hand, is well documented as a cause of increased loss of snow and ice in the Arctic.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting,<br /><br />TenneyTenneyhttp://climatechangepsychology.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-13244020454746906852009-08-02T19:59:34.436-05:002009-08-02T19:59:34.436-05:00You should take a look at NASA Earth Observatory:
...You should take a look at NASA Earth Observatory:<br /><br />There are massive forest fires in Alaska, Canada and East Siberia, that are emitting huge plumes of smoke. This smoke is rich in dark black carbon soot.<br /><br />According to the last maps of the NOAA website "map room", there was also a heatwave in Alaska and North Canada (can it be the trigger of the fires?),and more importantly, wind is blowing those smoke plumes directly into the Arctic basin.<br /><br />Do you think these black plumes of smoke can , by choking off cloud formation, heating the air and darkening the ice surface, accelerate the melting of sea-ice here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com