<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Real Science]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[stevengoddard]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/author/stevengoddard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Death Spiral&nbsp;Flatlines]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Early this year, government agencies began projecting what their next big Arctic lie was going to be, and one month ago it became official.</p>
<blockquote><p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="126079" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/the-death-spiral-flatlines/screenhunter_8583-apr-15-05-15/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/screenhunter_8583-apr-15-05-15.gif" data-orig-size="768,250" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_8583 Apr. 15 05.15" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/screenhunter_8583-apr-15-05-15.gif?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/screenhunter_8583-apr-15-05-15.gif?w=768" class="alignnone  wp-image-126079" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/screenhunter_8583-apr-15-05-15.gif?w=444&#038;h=145" alt="ScreenHunter_8583 Apr. 15 05.15" width="444" height="145" /></p>
<p><a href="http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2015/03/2015-maximum-lowest-on-record/">Arctic sea ice reaches lowest maximum extent on record | Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis</a></p></blockquote>
<p>A month later, it is clear that not only was that claim extremely suspect, but there has also been no net ice extent loss since early March.</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/icecover_current-26.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="126080" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/the-death-spiral-flatlines/icecover_current-26/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/icecover_current-26.png" data-orig-size="600,400" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="icecover_current (26)" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/icecover_current-26.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/icecover_current-26.png?w=600" class="alignnone  wp-image-126080" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/icecover_current-26.png?w=450&#038;h=300" alt="icecover_current (26)" width="450" height="300" srcset="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/icecover_current-26.png?w=450&amp;h=300 450w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/icecover_current-26.png?w=150&amp;h=100 150w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/icecover_current-26.png?w=300&amp;h=200 300w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/icecover_current-26.png 600w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/old_icecover.uk.php">Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut</a></p></blockquote>
]]></html><thumbnail_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/icecover_current-26.png?fit=440%2C330]]></thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width><![CDATA[440]]></thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height><![CDATA[293]]></thumbnail_height></oembed>