Antarctic sea ice concentration from September 1 to September 30, 2014. The data come from the AMSR2 satellite instrument. (Source: NSIDC/University of Bremen) Even as climate change continues to be felt around the world, its impact in the Arctic and Antarctic are, in part, a tale of two poles. The National Snow and Ice Data Center is out today with its annual review of sea ice conditions, and in the Arctic the news is in keeping with what has happened in previous years: the geographic extent of this floating veneer of frozen sea water remains low.
Source: NSIDC That extent typically reaches its lowest point in September, after a summer of sun and relatively warm temperatures in the far north. As I reported previously, this year, the low point was hit on September 17th. It was the sixth lowest in the satellite record, which stretches back to 1978. This continues ...
