Tag: ice cap

• Tuesday, August 28th 2012 - 04:58 UTC

  Rapidly eroding ice cap and thickness makes the Arctic even more vulnerable

  

  Arctic has lost more sea ice this year than at any time since satellite records began in 1979, Nasa says. Scientists involved in the calculations say it is part of a fundamental change. What is more, sea ice normally reaches its low point in September so it is thought likely that this year's melt will continue to grow.