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Great Lakes ice coverage rises to 14.92 percent, up 10.51 points from last year
Winter ice accumulation across the lakes continues to show a year-over-year increase, following a seasonal trend.
Great Lakes ice coverage
14.92%
-1.4 D
-3.9 W
-17.6 M
+10.5 Y
Global surface air temperatures dip slightly over past year
Current average temperature is 61.023°F, down 0.45% from last September.
World surface air temperature (°F)
61.023
-0% D
-0.2% W
-1.4% M
-0.5% Y
World sea surface temperature shows slight decrease from last year
Temperature is 69.7°F, a 0.1% decline from the same day last year.
World sea surface temperature (°F)
69.674
0% D
-0% W
-0.1% M
-0.1% Y
Cocoa
$5895
0% D
+0.8% W
-18.5% M
-20.7% Y
Cocoa prices rise slightly this week but fall sharply over past month
Prices currently stand at $5,895 per metric ton, continuing a downward trend despite a small weekly increase.
Arctic sea ice extent
6.63M
-0% D
-7.1% W
-28.2% M
+2.7% Y
Arctic sea ice extent up 2.74% from last year
Current ice extent measures 6.63 million square kilometers, marking a reversal from recent declines.