NUcheckt: Why it really is becoming less and less ice at the north Pole

the Graphs that can be shared on Twitter and alternative news sites would have to demonstrate that it is in a great location, with the ice at the north Pole. This turns out to not be true.

On Twitter, which appeared at the beginning of this month, more than one message as a Record ijstoename at the north Pole, and north Pole ice cream has a lot of trouble with the melting, due to the horrific global warming". Other websites such as JDreport and Xandernieuws reported that the north Pole doesn't melt.

NUcheckt found that, even though it's winter, the ice surfaces in the Arctic is greater than in the past few years, data over the past forty years clearly demonstrate that the amount of ice in the Arctic is decreasing.

Where does it come from?
In the message, which is that of the ice surface in the Arctic increases, it is frequently referred to a chart on the web site of the national space agency of NASA. Here, it is determined that there has been, since 2010, not so much the ice on the north Pole. Also, other data show that there are now a lot of ice on the north Pole.

finally, some Good news. The volume of Arctic ice has just made before the 30th of January set a new record. According to our measurements, at least.

AvatarAuteurgjvuMoment of plaatsen11:08 pm - February 2, 2020 How does the ice at the north Pole is? < / p> It is true that in January, compared to the past few years, a little more of the surface area of the Arctic was covered by sea ice. This does not mean, however, that the north Pole doesn't melt.

Each and every year, it melts in the summer, a large portion of the Arctic ice, with the minimum area, in september, will be achieved. In the winter, it grows to the surface, to march, usually in the maximumoppervlak of the year will be achieved.

Richard Bintanja, KNMI climate scientist and professor of the environment at the University of Groningen he explains that, in winter, the north Pole is due to natural factors is not always cold, and there is, therefore, not always be the same amount of ice is added. "Well, in the Netherlands, is one of the winter to be colder than the other. Satellite images are measurements of the past four years, it is clear to see that the ice in the Arctic is, on average, continue to deteriorate."

the Development of the surface at the north Pole, which is covered in ice (source: NSIDC).

Back at the north Pole, it varies by year < / p> Bintanja, emphasizes that the north Pole of the differences in winter are larger than in the uk. "A major reason for the larger year-on-jaarverschillen the processes that lead to the north Pole is, on average, harder to heat up. The Arctic is warming two to three times higher than that of the rest of the world."

It was, according to Bintanja important for several decades, and to look at. "As the result of natural factors, some of which are independent of climate change, it may be for a number of years with relatively cold weather at the north Pole, but it is also quite warm."

now, Bintanja says that, in addition to the surface area, the volume of the ice in the Arctic will decrease considerably. "The ice at the north Pole, it's a lot thinner, which makes it more vulnerable. A half-century ago, and you still have a lot of ice, 5 feet thick at the north Pole. That it does not melt completely away with a single hot summer days. Now that the ice was much thinner during the winter, and we're going to have a situation where, every year, a very large proportion of the area of ice lost in the summer."

the volume to be reduced is confirmed by the data from the Polar Science Center at the University of Washington. The average volume of all the ice in the Arctic in 2019 and 30% less than the average value for the period of time 1979-2019.

the Albedo effect is A major reason for that is that the Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the world, the Albedo-effect. The sunlight is white, ice is reflected back, allowing the warmth of the sun, it will not be included. Donkerkleurig water, the rays of the sun causing the temperature to rise. If there is more ice in the Arctic melts, the more heat, the water in the pool area are included, allowing the temperature to rise. Date Of Update: 11 February 2020, 18:00