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>The calculation used for “ice free” means less than 1m sq km, in which case the Arctic would be mostly water. A million square kilometers of ice is not “ice-f
by NotYourLawyer 3y ago
>The calculation used for “ice free” means less than 1m sq km, in which case the Arctic would be mostly water.
A million square kilometers of ice is not “ice-free.” Stop misusing words.
- _ph_ 3y agoThat is a quote from the underlying publication. If you look at the total area of the arctic sea, it means that there are only minimal amounts of ice left on the ocean. As the ice doesn't have a homogeneous thickness, it is expected that the last amounts only would completely go away when the arctic stops freezing at all.
- NotYourLawyer 3y agoRight. Which is what “ice-free” means to anyone who speaks English. Using it to mean that there are still a million square kilometers of ice is a lie. They think the lie is justifiable to get people scared. I disagree. Scientists lying will only make people distrust the science.
- _ph_ 3y agoNo, it is about doing proper science. Where you usually don't deal with absolutes, but values within an interval. Which they named in the publication. That scientists want to "scare" is the narrative of the climate change deniers.
- NotYourLawyer 3y agoThese last few years, the summer minimum has dropped below 4 million square km. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-arctic-sea-ice-summer-minimum https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/... 1 million square km is pretty far from zero.