Melt season shifts into high gear
July 2, 2019
After a period of slow ice loss in the middle of June, Arctic sea ice loss ramped up, and
extent at the end of the month fell below 2012, the year which ended up with the lowest September ice extent in the satellite record. A pattern of atmospheric circulation favored ice loss this June, which was also characterized by above average temperatures over most of the Arctic Ocean, and especially in the Laptev and East Siberian Seas.
Learn more:http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2019/07/melt-season-shifts-into-high-gear/
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