Arctic sea ice extent this January well below long-term average
Source: Nunatsiaq News
The extent of Arctic sea ice this past January stood below the long-term average, a Feb. 5 report from Colorado-based National Snow and Ice Data Center has found.
Although colder winter air covered much of North America, Arctic air temperatures remained warmer than average, the NSIDC said.
This is the fourth lowest annual recorded level of Arctic sea ice coverage for the month of January since 1978. The three previous January lows were recorded in 2005, 2006 and 2011.
... At the other end of the Earth, sea ice “remains significantly more extensive than average.” Antarctic sea ice reached the second-highest ice extent in 36 years of satellite monitoring, the NSIDC reported.
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