Arctic Sea Ice at Second-lowest Level on Record
Friday, September 5th, 2008
The Arctic ice cap has melted to a point that exceeds the 2005 level — previously the second lowest on record — and could surpass the record this year, scientists at the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center have said. It’s now a “neck-and-neck race between 2007 and this year over the issue of ice loss,” Mark Serreze, a senior climate researcher at NSIDC said, quoted Canwest News Service. Read more…
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