Sea Ice Melt and Snow Defy Climate Alarmists

Jack Dini ——Bio and Archives--January 16, 2026

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Melting of sea ice and snow has been a major data point in justification of restrictive energy policies by many countries. This has long been a poster scare for climate Armageddon.

Some examples:

Regardless of these unfounded claims and many others from alarmists, the Arctic, Antarctic and Greenland continue to play havoc with alarmist theories. Alarmist predictions have yet to even come anywhere close to happening.

The melting of sea ice in the Arctic has slowed dramatically in the past 20 years, with no statistically significant decline in its extent since 2005. (3)

Increased ocean primary productivity in the Arctic generated by reduced summer sea ice continued into 2025. This means Arctic seals and whales, walrus, and polar bears will continue to flourish.

Susan Crockford says, “Don’t look for that take-home in the legacy media, since they will all focus on any information that feeds a doom-mongering........

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