ALJAZEERA: …The Arctic sea ice fell to 4.10 million sq km, some 70,000 sq km less than the earlier record charted on 2007, the lowest since satellites began measuring the ice in 1979, according to the US National Snow and Ice Data Center on Monday.
“It’s a little surprising to see the 2012 Arctic sea ice extent in August dip below the record low 2007 sea ice extent in September,” said Walt Meier, a scientist with the data center.
“It’s likely we are going to surpass the record decline by a fair amount this year by the time all is said and done,” he said. The ice is expected to dwindle until mid- to late-September when the summer melting usually ends, according to the center… (more)
