The National Snow and Ice Data Center Reported yesterday that "summer sea ice melt season has ended in the Arctic. Arctic sea ice extent reached its low for the year, the second lowest in the satellite record, on September 9. The minimum extent was only slightly above 2007, the record low year, even though weather conditions this year were not as conducive to ice loss as in 2007. Both the Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea Route were open for a period during September.
Read More at: http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/
Read More at: http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/
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