Loss of total Arctic ice mass shocks scientists
Arctic ice thickness ‘plummets’ By Mark Kinver Science and environment reporter, BBC News Tuesday, 28 October 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7692963.stm The data proves that overall volume of sea ice is decreasing, say researchers The thickness of Arctic sea ice “plummeted” last winter, thinning by as much as 49 centimetres (1.6ft) in some regions, satellite data has [...]
Arctic is melting even in winter, now 50% of the 1976 thickness
“This is one of the most serious problems the world has ever faced.” Dr. Peter Wadhams, Cambridge University The polar icecap is retreating and thinning at a record rate From The Sunday Times – October 26, 2008 Jonathan Leake The Arctic icecap is now shrinking at record rates in the winter as well as summer, [...]
