Sunday, July 1, 2012

Arctic sea ice tracking at record low levels

Arctic sea ice extent, 30 June 2012. The gray line in the time series indicates the 1979-to-2000 average extent for the day shown. NSIDC

19 Jun 2012 (NSIDC) – After a period of rapid ice loss through the first half of June, sea ice extent is now slightly below 2010 levels, the previous record low at this time of year. Sea level pressure patterns have been favorable for the retreat of sea ice for much of the past month.

rest at http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2012/06/sea-ice-tracking-at-record-low-levels/

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