Climate Central: The winter of discontent in the northern latitudes continues.
Persistent warmth has baked the region, making snow a no show in parts of Alaska and, perhaps more importantly, slowing the growth of Arctic sea ice. Though it's still likely a month before the Arctic sea ice reaches its maximum, the current trajectory is not a good one.
Slow and at times non-existent growth has already led to a record low January extent and preliminary data from February indicate sea ice continues to set daily record...