Snow has thinned on Arctic sea ice

Snow has thinned on Arctic sea ice
Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 15, 2014 - From research stations drifting on ice floes to high-tech aircraft radar, scientists have been tracking the depth of snow that accumulates on Arctic sea ice for almost a century. Now that people are more concerned than ever about what is happening at the poles, research led by the University of Washington and NASA confirms that snow has thinned significantly in the Arctic, particularly on sea ic ... more

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