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2018 Arctic Summertime Sea Ice Minimum Extent Tied for Sixth Lowest on Record

By Maria Jose-Vinas | NASA Earth Scvience News on Sep 28, 2018   Featured, Science/Education, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

2018 Arctic Summertime Sea Ice Minimum Extent Tied for Sixth Lowest on Record

Arctic sea ice, the cap of frozen seawater blanketing most of the Arctic Ocean and neighboring seas in wintertime, follows seasonal patterns of growth and decay. It thickens and spreads during the fall and winter and thins and shrinks during the spring and summer. But in the past decades, increasing temperatures have led to prominent […]

Wildlife in Danger as Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Hits Near Record Low

By Center for Biological Diversity on Mar 23, 2018   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Wildlife in Danger as Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Hits Near Record Low

SAN FRANCISCO— Scientists at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center confirmed today that this winter’s Arctic maximum sea ice extent was the second-lowest ever recorded. The announcement comes months after the Trump administration blocked endangered species protection for the ice-dependent Pacific walrus. “This is devastating news for Arctic wildlife like polar bears and walruses that […]

Sea Ice Hits Record Lows

By Natasha Vizcarra | National Snow and Ice Center on Dec 6, 2016   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Sea Ice Hits Record Lows

  Boulder, Colo.–Unusually high air temperatures and a warm ocean have led to a record low Arctic sea ice extent for November, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). In the Southern Hemisphere, Antarctic sea ice extent also hit a record low for the month, caused by moderately warm temperatures […]

Arctic Sea Ice Settles at 2nd Lowest Minimum and 5th Lowest September

By Natasha Vizcarra | National Snow and Ice Center on Oct 6, 2016   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Arctic Sea Ice Settles at 2nd Lowest Minimum and 5th Lowest September

  BOULDER, Colo.—At the end of its melt season Arctic sea ice extent stood at second lowest in the daily average and fifth lowest in the monthly average, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. Sea ice extent retreated to 4.14 million square kilometers (1.60 […]

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