A website from UGA Cooperative Extension

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

Arctic sea ice hits new winter record low

The content on this page is retained only for recordkeeping, historical reference, or research. These materials are preserved in their original form and may not meet current WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards.

These archived materials are not required to be remediated. However, we remain committed to equitable access. If you need an accessible version of any archived item to participate in our current programs and services, we will provide one when feasible upon request at caesweb@uga.edu.

Minnesota Public Radio reported this week that the Arctic sea ice reached a new record low for extent in winter on February 17.  January temperatures ran 23 degrees warmer than average in parts of the Arctic. That has resulted in the lowest percentage of ice cover on record since satellites began keeping record in 1979.

You can read the story at https://blogs.mprnews.org/updraft/2016/02/arctic-sea-ice-has-never-been-this-low-in-winter/.

The Washington Post provided an additional story on the Arctic warming in their story this week here.

sea ice feb 17

Posted in: ,