Cooling Atlantic Trend: Iceland Sees Coldest Summer in More Than 20 Years… “Cold Period Taking Over”The first thirteen weeks of summer this year have been the coldest in Reykjavik in over twenty years, reveals Icelandic meteorologist Trausti Jónsson.The northern city of Akureyri fares even worse – one has to go back around thirty years to find a colder summer.”...Iceland has enjoyed 25 years of above-average temperatures, Páll told Morgunblaðið, but those years may be over with a cold period taking over in the coming years.‘The ocean here off Southwest Iceland is colder than usual and the cold is persistent after it first arrives,’ Páll stated.”
Hay arboles en el Sur en Narsarsuaq porque 11°C de media en Julio (7°C/15°C)/.
Terminada la temporada de deshielo si tomamos Groenlandia en conjunto, el casquete de hielo ha ganado en la temporada 2014-2015 unas 200 Gt en base al balance de masa superficial (un valor cercano a la media 1990-2013):Para conocer el balance total de masa del casquete de hielo hay que añadir la descarga, las Gt de los icebergs que hayan soltado al mar los glaciares de terminación marina. Para hacernos una idea, habrá que esperar a los datos de GRACE.