Science news articles about 'arctic ice pack'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Arctic ice pack melted this summer to its third-smallest size on record, up slightly from the low points of the past two years but continuing an ...

The Arctic sea ice pack thawed to its third smallest size on record during the northern hemisphere summer of 2009, US government scientists said, citing satellite images.

... winter the average thickness of sea ice over the whole Arctic fell by 26 cm (10%) ... thickness is changing as well as the extent of the ice. "As the Arctic ice pack is constantly moving, conventional ...