2016 ties with 2007 for second lowest Arctic sea ice minimum
Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 19:01
in Earth & Climate
The Arctic's ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent on September 10, 2016, according to scientists. Arctic sea ice extent on that day stood at 4.14 million square kilometers (1.60 million square miles), statistically tied at second lowest in the satellite record with the 2007 minimum.