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[19 Mar 2008 | No Comment | ]
Arctic perennial sea ice at risk

Following last year’s record low sea ice coverage in the Arctic, NASA data released today shows a slight increase in square mile coverage, which would be considered a good thing were it not for something else they discovered: the area of Arctic perennial sea ice actually decreased. Perennial sea ice is the thicker, longer-lived ice that is present throughout the year. And according to scientists that makes this particular ice vulnerable to further melting this coming summer.