This is the next in an occasional series of diaries on the state of Northern Hemisphere Arctic sea ice (and other topics as warranted), written in memory of Johnny Rook, who passed away in early 2009. He was the author of the Climaticide Chronicles.
Headlines:
- The decrease noted in sea ice melt noted in the last few diaries continued last week.
- Record heat has been going on across Russia and Siberia for the last week; readings in the 90s°F in northeastern Siberia were noted yesterday afternoon local time (map below the fold
- The Arctic Ocean basin has been rather cool over the past week, particularly on the North American and Asian side.
More after the jump.