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Sea ice tracking low in both hemispheres

Sea ice tracking low in both hemispheres

SOURCE: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) DATE: February 6, 2018 SNIP: January of 2018 began and ended with satellite-era record lows in Arctic sea ice extent, resulting in a new record low for the month. Combined with low ice extent in the Antarctic, global...
Sea ice algae blooms in the dark

Sea ice algae blooms in the dark

SOURCE: AAAS EurekAlert DATE: February 6, 2018 SNIP: Researchers from Aarhus University have measured a new world record: Small ice algae on the underside of the Arctic sea ice live and grow at a light level corresponding to only 0.02% of the light at the surface of...
Alaska just had its warmest December on record

Alaska just had its warmest December on record

SOURCE: Anchorage Daily News DATE: January 9, 2018 SNIP: Last month was the warmest December on record in Alaska, according to a federal report released Monday. The statewide average temperature in December was 19.4 degrees, 15.7 degrees above the 20th century...