Data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has indicated a dramatic increase in sea ice extent in the Arctic regions. The growth over the past year covers an area of 700,000 square kilometers: an amount twice the size the nation of Germany.
With the Arctic melting season over for 2008, ice cover will continue to increase until melting begins anew next spring.
The data is for August 2008 and indicates a total sea ice area of six million square kilometers. Ice extent for the same month in 2007 covered 5.3 million square kilometers, a historic low. Earlier this year, media accounts were rife with predictions that this year would again see a new record. Instead, the Arctic has seen a gain of about thirteen percent.
“the fastest rate of daily ice loss that scientists have ever observed…”
“with approximately two weeks left in the melt season”
Read the latest report from NSIDC. http://www.org/arcticseaicenews
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Data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has indicated a dramatic increase in sea ice extent in the Arctic regions. The growth over the past year covers an area of 700,000 square kilometers: an amount twice the size the nation of Germany.
With the Arctic melting season over for 2008, ice cover will continue to increase until melting begins anew next spring.
The data is for August 2008 and indicates a total sea ice area of six million square kilometers. Ice extent for the same month in 2007 covered 5.3 million square kilometers, a historic low. Earlier this year, media accounts were rife with predictions that this year would again see a new record. Instead, the Arctic has seen a gain of about thirteen percent.
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“the fastest rate of daily ice loss that scientists have ever observed…”
“with approximately two weeks left in the melt season”
Read the latest report from NSIDC. http://www.org/arcticseaicenews
“the fastest rate of daily ice loss that scientists have ever observed…”
How long have they been observing? Were the first observers even aware of sunspots and active volcanoes beneath the ice cap? Are you?
read the latest facts: http://nsidc.org/arcticseanews
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