Polar ice experts “thought that it would be many years until we again saw anything like we saw in 2007”, said Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Centre in Colorado.

Arctic sea ice melt ‘may bring harsh winter to Europe’ | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Utter nonsense. Serreze predicted an ice-free North Pole in 2008, and a record minimum.

NSIDC 200805_Figure4.png (2967×1635)

By CATHERINE BRAHIC

April 27, 2008

You know when climate change is biting hard when instead of a vast expanse of snow the North Pole is a vast expanse of water. This year, for the first time, Arctic scientists are preparing for that possibility.

“The set-up for this summer is disturbing,” says Mark Serreze, of the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). A number of factors have this year led to most of the Arctic ice being thin and vulnerable as it enters its summer melting season.

North Pole Could Be Ice Free in 2008 – ABC News

h/t to Tom Nelson and Marc Morano