Fake “Heatwave for Greenland” Claims

By Paul Homewood

This story did the rounds last Friday:

“Concern” has been voiced by the UN weather agency for the ice sheets in Greenland as a heatwave that swept through Europe makes its way north.

Heat records in France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany all peaked in recent days after hot air surged from North Africa and Spain.

The UK also saw its hottest day of the year as the capital baked in a sweltering 38.1C.

World Meteorological Organisation spokeswoman Clare Nullis said in Geneva that forecasts suggest the air is heading towards Greenland.

This, she said, "will result in high temperatures and consequently enhanced melting of the Greenland ice sheet".

Ms Nullis said ice has been melting at high levels over the last few weeks in Greenland.

It could reach close or below the record low seen in 2012, the United Nations said on Friday.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/europe-heatwave-concern-for-greenland-ice-sheets-as-european-hot-weather-makes-its-way-north-a4199156.html

Sadly it is junk news, which we see all too often nowadays from the politicised WMO.

In reality, the DMI report that temperatures over most of Greenland have actually been below average in the last four days:

http://polarportal.dk/en/weather/nbsp/current-weather/

The forecast for the next few days over Greenland is for high pressure to dominate, bringing plenty of sunshine, but maximum temperatures only in the teens. For instance, at Tasiilaq, they will get no higher than 13C. These are not high by historical standards, with temperatures over 20C perfectly common in the past.

http://climexp.knmi.nl/gdcntmax.cgi?id=someone@somewhere&WMO=GL000004360&STATION=TASIILAQ&extraargs=

And that Greenland ice? The Surface Mass Balance has been well below normal throughout the winter, because of the dry weather. The rate of summer melt, however, has been pretty much normal, contrary to the fake claims of Ms Nullis.

With only a couple of weeks of melt left, it seems extremely unlikely that, even with the sunshine forecast, that the ice will dip below the 2012 figure (which incidentally is only a “record low” since records began in 1981).