The Next El Nino (bad news)

[Brenda]

Arctic sea ice volume is at a record daily low. It has been at a record daily low for well over a year. The image below shows Arctic sea ice volume through December 13, 2025.

The image below shows that the November 2025 Arctic sea ice volume was the lowest on record for the month of November.

Loss of sea ice extent means that less sunlight gets reflected back into space and instead gets absorbed by the sea surface, resulting in higher temperatures, in a self-amplifying feedback loop.

Moving from the depth of a La Niña to the peak of a strong El Niño in itself can make a difference in the global temperature of more than 0.5°C, as discussed in an earlier post.

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Lots of data as usual at this link. Very depressing how bad things are in the natural world yet I turn on the weather and they actually said (paraphrasing) "The vast majority of the US will experience above normal temperatures for the rest of the year, many places breaking records. But get stoked about that warmth. Enjoy it while you can." (laughing)

It's become absolutely surreal to turn the TV on anymore.

https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/

[Easterncedar]

1. It's the dog in the burning cafe cartoon

Everything’s fine