> Will the Arctic ice mass grow above the average amount this year?

Will the Arctic ice mass grow above the average amount this year?

Posted at: 2015-03-12 
I have noticed Arctic and Antarctic always seem to be opposite, one grow while the other shrinks (I have no idea why) I think now there will be another change, the Arctic will grow each year, while the Antarctic which reached it's highest peak of 20million km's will start to decline.

Your question is about Arctic Sea Ice Mass yet your graph shows Arctic Sea Ice Extent. Furthermore, you claim that 'arctic ice is growing faster than average this year and is on track to break through the average baseline for the first time in many years', a claim not shared by the same NSIDC you link to who write:

"Through the month of October, the Arctic gained 3.39 million square kilometers (1.31 million square miles) of ice. This is faster than the average rate of ice gain for the month of October, but slower than the rate of ice gain seen in October 2012, after the record minimum of September 2012, and other recent Octobers."

Here's am interactive Sea Ice Map which shows there are multiple years with a higher ice extent around this time (ie. 2001 which in my opinion is included in your 'in many years' definition): http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/charct...

And here's a PIOMAS graph depicting Ice Volume (mass) as you referred to in your question. While higher than recent years, it is still well below the 1979-2012 mean.



Get with the program Jello. Arctic ice extent is no longer the buzz. The possibility that 2014 will be the hottest global land surface temperature on record is what all the kids are talking about.

Go team ... beat 1998! Or was it 2005? Or 2010? I don't know, I'm just trying to be hip. And remember, weather is not climate unless there's a really neat record being broken.

The ice gets close to the same level every year in January and February. It is the August September levels that show the big change.

'The consensus of global warming scientists have stated that global warming is causing the planet to get colder' .... no they have not.

one year is not climate. the long term trend is down even if one year is increased

The arctic ice is growing faster than average this year and is on track to break through the average baseline for the first time in many years. The consensus of global warming scientists have stated that global warming is causing the planet to get colder, thus increasing the ice mass. Do you think this year will be so warm that the arctic ice will finish at record levels?

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/