Friday 6 March 2015

Combined Arctic ice observations show decades of loss

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Combined Arctic ice observations show decades of loss
Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 04, 2015 - It's no surprise that Arctic sea ice is thinning. What is new is just how long, how steadily, and how much it has declined. University of Washington researchers compiled modern and historic measurements to get a full picture of how Arctic sea ice thickness has changed. The results, published in The Cryosphere, show a thinning in the central Arctic Ocean of 65 percent between 1975 and 2012. ... more


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