Polar Ice Reaches Record Minimum – Sept 2007

BySteeljawscribe

NASA and other satellites monitoring and measuring the extent of the seasonal contraction of the Arctic ice pack have observed the greatest single year contraction in almost thirty years of observations.  Illustration (1) below is a plot of the last two years of the ice pack.  Illustration two is a composite of this years’ survey (click on…

The New Maritime Strategy: SECNAV’s Speech

BySteeljawscribe

SECNAV introduced the new MS before the International Seapower Symposium at Newport last week – and the speech is well worth reviewing if you haven’t heard or seen it yet (available here or with highlights here).   It is revealing in both the expected expository points re. the new MS as well as emphasis he placed in…