{"id":394724,"date":"2025-08-12T17:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=394724"},"modified":"2025-08-12T17:53:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:53:21","slug":"new-study-no-decline-in-arctic-sea-ice-extent-no-long-term-trend-since-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=394724","title":{"rendered":"New Study: No Decline In Arctic Sea Ice Extent \u2013 \u2018No Long-Term Trend\u2019 \u2013 Since 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In 2007 Al Gore won a Nobel Peace prize for predicting summer (September) Arctic sea ice would \u201cvanish\u201d in the next 5 to 7 years<\/a><\/strong>, or by 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2007 Arctic sea ice extent (SIE) losses have ceased. Instead, the SIE trend has been stable for nearly two decades (Stern, 2025<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBefore 2007, September SIE was declining approximately linearly. In September 2007, SIE had its largest year\u2010to\u2010year drop in the entire 46\u2010year satellite record (1979\u20132024). Since 2007, September SIE has fluctuated but exhibits no long\u2010term trend.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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