A quick update on Arctic sea ice extent that I talked about at the
start of the blog. During the second half of October, Arctic sea ice extent set new daily record lows, averaging 6.4 million k
m2 (2.55 million k
m2 below the 1981-2010 average) because of unusually high air temperatures and raised sea surface temperatures. This month's data is yet another stark indicator of the extent of Arctic sea ice demise. However, a mild winter may not necessarily result in record-lows next summer, as the dominating weather patterns at the time determine the amount of melting ice
(NSIDC, 2016).
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