Researcher apologises for over hyping Arctic sea-ice loss in 2007

From Tom Nelson: - Bishop Hill blog - Sea-ice modellers open up? An article in Wired magazine recounts how sea-ice modellers are sharing data and methods and are learning from each other in the process. It's not obvious whether the sea-ice community have actually made their data and code open to the world or whether this is just a case of sharing within the community, but it's a step forwards at least. It's also nice to see Mark Serreze apologising for his role in stirring up scare stories in 2007: "In hindsight, probably too much was read into 2007, and I would take some blame for that,” Serreze said. “There were so many of us that were astounded by what happened, and maybe we read too much into it.” If climatologists are now going to eschew scaremongering then that is certainly welcome. Flashback: Scientists: 'Arctic Is Screaming,' Global Warming May Have Passed Tipping Point "The Arctic is screaming," said Mark Serreze, senior scientist at the government's snow and ice data center in Boulder, Colo. Flashback: New NSIDC director Serreze explains the “death spiral” of Arctic ice, brushes off the “breathtaking ignorance” of blogs like WattsUpWithThat « Climate Progress Serreze: I have yet to lose any sleep over what is talked about in WattsUpWithThat or any other similar blog that insists on arguing from a viewpoint of breathtaking ignorance.

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