Arctic sea ice minimum in 2016 ties for second lowest on record
SEP 16, 2016
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.0210108
Washington Post : In May 2016, Arctic sea ice levels were lower than they were at the same time in 2012, which is the year levels dropped to the lowest minimum coverage ever recorded. That finding did not bode well for Arctic ice levels this year. However, increased cloud cover over the summer appears to have had a cooling effect on the region, as preliminary measurements of the minimum level for 2016 show it is only the second lowest ever recorded. The 2016 minimum, reached on 10 September, was 4.1 million km2 (1.6 million mi2).
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