Bicycle hazards #23

( Cut for a naughty word... )

More sea ice news

From the American National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC):
"Sea ice extent has fallen below the 2005 minimum, previously the second-lowest extent recorded since the dawn of the satellite era. Will 2008 also break the standing record low, set in 2007? We will know in the next several weeks, when the melt season comes to a close. The bottom line, however, is that the strong negative trend in summertime ice extent characterizing the past decade continues."  [full article]

NSIDC also have some nice Google Earth layers covering sea ice, permafrost and glacier coverage.