“We are now in uncharted territory,” nbcnews: Arctic sea ice reaches new low, shattering record set just 3 weeks ago New sea ice is finally starting to form again in the Arctic, scientists reported Wednesday, but not before reaching another record low last Sunday.  “We are now in uncharted territory,” Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center, said in a statement announcing the record low of 1.32 million square miles — nearly half the average extent from 1979 to 2010. The extent has been tracked by satellite since 1979. Read the complete story. HIGH RES

“We are now in uncharted territory,”

nbcnews:

Arctic sea ice reaches new low, shattering record set just 3 weeks ago

New sea ice is finally starting to form again in the Arctic, scientists reported Wednesday, but not before reaching another record low last Sunday. 

“We are now in uncharted territory,” Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center, said in a statement announcing the record low of 1.32 million square miles — nearly half the average extent from 1979 to 2010. The extent has been tracked by satellite since 1979.

Read the complete story.

(via nbcnews)

#climate change  #environment  #arctic  #ocean  #sea level rise  #coastal planning  #ports  #shipping  #fisheries  
∞  09/19/12 at 08:30pm via worldnews.nbcnews.com
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