ZLabe ,
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Overall Antarctic sea ice still remains on the lower side for this time of year, but there is a large range of spatial variability in the pattern of regional anomalies.

Data from https://nsidc.org/data/g02202/versions/4. Concentration = fraction of sea ice in a location.

phryk ,
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@ZLabe I wonder, is this year expected to see greater shrinkage because of El Nino?

ZLabe OP ,
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@phryk So far this year is well above the previous record lows for ice extent and thickness.

phryk ,
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@ZLabe Above the record for lows… that means it's less ice than measured before, right?^^

ZLabe OP ,
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@phryk I mean that this April/May has more sea ice than last year's April/May for example.

phryk ,
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@ZLabe Ooh, I did not expect that!

At some point I'll have to take a closer look at the data about sea ice, because my current understanding is limited to "more greenhouse gases = less ice".

Maybe that'll be a good project when I begin porting over my map rendering stuff to the new site, so word of warning, I might hit you up when I get to that. :)

ZLabe OP ,
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@phryk Sounds good to me! :)

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