Arctic sea ice reaches record winter low
The amount of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean likely reached its lowest winter level on record last month, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). Arctic sea ice typically reaches a high point around February or March, as it expands with colder temperatures. According to the latest figures from the NSIDC, this year’s maximum point is the lowest since satellite observations began in 1979.
Arctic sea ice appears to have reached a maximum on February 25th of this year, when it covered 5.61 million square miles — 50,200 square miles lower than the previous lowest winter maximum in 2011. The NSIDC acknowledges the difficulty in identifying the exact high point, due to variability in seasonal trends, though there…
Source:: The Verge
