Climate: Arctic sea ice melt slows slightly in July

Experts say record low now unlikely Staff Report Cool and stormy weather in the Arctic during July slowed the rate of sea ice loss to just below average for the month,  making it less likely sea ice extent will dwindle to a record low, according to the latest update from the National Ice and Snow

Arctic sea ice set to bottom out at 4th-lowest extent

August trend shows decline of 10 percent per decade Staff Report FRISCO — Scientists with the National Snow and Ice Data Center say they expect this year’s minimum Arctic sea ice extent to be one of the lowest on record in the satellite area. Through 2015, the linear rate of decline for August extent is

Climate: Arctic sea ice melt speeds up in July

Satellite data show potential for rapid melt of thicker, multiyear ice Staff Report FRISCO — After an average start to the Arctic sea ice melt season, the pace of melting picked up in July. By the end of the month, the sea ice extent was within 212,000 square miles of the extent recorded on the

Climate: Arctic sea ice near record low in February

Northern hemisphere snow cover below average for the month Staff Report FRISCO — Arctic sea ice extent continued to hover near a record-low level in February, federal ice trackers said in their latest monthly update, adding that this year’s maximum extent, expected sometime in mid-March, may be the smallest on record. Regionally, Arctic ice extent

January Arctic sea ice extent was 3d-lowest on record

Average temps over parts of the Arctic Sea ranged from 7 to 11 degrees Fahrenheit above average Staff Report FRISCO — Arctic sea ice extent for January was the third-lowest on record, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, which reported an average sea ice extent of about 5.26 million square miles for

Arctic climate: USGS scientists document walrus response to shrinking summer sea ice cover

New study a first step in understanding long-term impacts to walrus populations By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey say walruses in the Arctic are responding to shrinking summer sea ice by arriving earlier at their northern feeding grounds on the broad continental shelf of the Chukchi Sea. When the

Arctic sea ice melts at nearly double the average rate in August, dips below 4 million square kilometers

August extent just half of the average levels recorded in the 1980s and 1990s By Summit Voice SUMMIT VOICE — For the first time in the modern satellite record, Arctic sea ice extent has dropped below 4 million square kilometers, marking a 45 percent reduction from the levels recorded in the 1980s and 1990s. The

Climate: May Arctic sea ice extent dips below average

Average May sea ice extent has been declining by 2.3 percent per decade By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — After hovering near average in April, Arctic sea ice melted rapidly in early May, dipping to near the extent seen in 2007, when the year ended with a record low sea ice extent. But in the

February Arctic sea ice extent below average

Despite rapid monthly growth, Arctic ice extent continues long-term decline By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Arctic sea ice extent grew at a faster than average rate, and spiked in late February, but despite spreading farther than normal on the Pacific side of the Arctic, the overall extent was lower than average. Thick multi-year ice

Arctic sea ice below average in December

December ice declining at a rate of 3.5 percent per decade By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Arctic sea ice extent remained unusually low in December, despite a positive phase in the Arctic Oscillation. At the end of the month, the extent was the third-lowest in the satellite record. Five of the lowest December readings