Receding Arctic Ice Not The Only Problem - It's Also Thinning
Monday, October 27, 2008 - 19:42
in Earth & Climate
Last winter, the thickness of sea ice in large parts of the Arctic fell by nearly half a metre (19 per cent) compared with the average thickness of the previous five winters. This followed the dramatic 2007 summer low when Arctic ice extent dropped to its lowest level since records began. read more
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