Arctic sea ice continues decline, hits 2nd-lowest level
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 09:00
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Last month the extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean declined to the second-lowest extent on record. Satellite data from NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado in Boulder showed that the summertime sea ice cover narrowly avoided a new record low.