Newsletter www.nytimes.com Arctic sea ice reaches a low, just missing record Only 2012 had less sea ice coverage, scientists say, as climate change takes its toll in the region.
Newsletter www.nytimes.com Soaring temperatures speed up spring thaw on Greenland’s ice sheet Temperatures in Greenland have been as much as 40 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, helping fuel a pulse of melting across much of the ice sheet surface.
Newsletter www.nytimes.com In the Arctic, the old ice is disappearing This winter, the Arctic Ocean hit a record low for ice older than five years. Scientists say that summers in the Arctic may be ice-free in the future.
Arctic sea ice missed a record low this winter. Barely. The maximum extent of Arctic sea ice cover this winter was the second-lowest since satellite record-keeping began, researchers said Friday.
