National Geographic Website

I was just exploring a bit more in National Geographic's website, and discovered their page devoted to things going on in the world ocean.  Like everything NatGeo does, it is really well done.

Definitely worth checking out.
Nat Geo - Ocean

School's almost here...

Arctic Sea Ice Concentration - 8/17/14
Image Credit - Cryosphere Today

It's hard to believe, but here in NY the beginning of the school year is fast approaching.  Time to end the summer 'blogging hiatus' and get back to work.

This article from Dr. Jeff Masters at Weather Underground caught my eye this morning  The main point of his blog post is that this past July (2014) was recently ranked the 4th and 11th warmest July on record according to NCDC and NASA, respectively.  He provides lots of examples.

So why is this in Chaminade's oceanography blog? Scroll down in his post to where he mentions the Arctic sea ice concentration, along with the status of the Northeast and Northwest Passages.

Dr. Jeff Masters - Weather Underground

Here's the link to the Cryosphere Today website.  Great stuff.  Cryosphere Today