On Dec 12, 11:33*pm, Mike Tullett wrote:
On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:07:46 -0800 (PST), Alastair wrote in


Here is a blog post that might be of interest to some people he
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/Jef...?entrynum=1398

It is about the effects of the retreat of Arctic sea ice on the
weather in the Northern Hemisphere.

Thanks Alastair - That's a most interesting summary, particularly regarding
the positive feedbacks in the atmospheric system nearby.

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Mike Tullett - Coleraine 55.13°N 6.69°W *posted 12/12/2009 23:33:43 *GMT

Hi Mike, what caught my eye was that it is having different effects in
different regions and in different seasons i.e " reduced Arctic sea
ice may also cause dry early winter conditions in the U.S. and the
Caribbean". Over the last few years it seems that we have had colder
early winters, but milder later winters. Is 2009-10 going to be a
repeat?

Cheers, Alastair
http://www.complexclimate.org