Scientists say Arctic sea ice melting toward record
By: Bob Weber, The Canadian Press
19/05/2010 5:02 PM
Arctic sea ice is on track to recede to a record low this year, suggesting that northern waters free of summer ice are coming faster than anyone thought.
The latest satellite data show ice coverage is equal to what it was in 2007, the lowest year on record, and is declining faster than it did that year.
"Could we break another record this year? I think it's quite possible," said Mark Serreze of the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo.
"We are going to lose the summer sea-ice cover. We can't go back."
Scientists say Arctic sea ice melting toward record - Winnipeg Free Press
By: Bob Weber, The Canadian Press
19/05/2010 5:02 PM
Arctic sea ice is on track to recede to a record low this year, suggesting that northern waters free of summer ice are coming faster than anyone thought.
The latest satellite data show ice coverage is equal to what it was in 2007, the lowest year on record, and is declining faster than it did that year.
"Could we break another record this year? I think it's quite possible," said Mark Serreze of the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo.
"We are going to lose the summer sea-ice cover. We can't go back."
Scientists say Arctic sea ice melting toward record - Winnipeg Free Press
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