Arctic sea ice recovers slightly in 2009, remains on downward trend
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 09:42
in Earth & Climate
Despite a slight recovery in summer Arctic sea ice in 2009 from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008, the sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years and remains on a trend leading toward ice-free Arctic summers, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Centre...