snapped shot: The Horror: Arctic Ice Regrowing at Record Pace

We don’t mean to upset any global warming alarmists —particularly since we happen to be on friendly terms with said alarmists—but it would appear that the polar bears are not in quite as much danger as Leo DiCaprio swore they were . Here’s a free little tip for you: Never take scientific advice from actors. Oh, the Bear-anity! The record melting of Arctic sea ice observed this summer and fall led to record-low levels of ice in both September and October, but a record-setting pace of re-freezing in November, according to the NASA Earth Observatory. Some 58,000 square miles of ice formed per day for 10 days in late October and early November, a new record. Still, the extent of sea ice recorded in November was well shy of the median extent observed over the past quarter century, as the image from Nov. 14 (above, right) shows. The dramatic increase in ice is evident, when compared to the record-low amount observed Sept. 16 (below, right). In bot...