EcoWatch: The decline of Arctic sea ice is already setting records in 2016, with the winter peak in March clocking in as the lowest since satellite records began, scientists say.
A new and fuller summary of this years Arctic winter by the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) confirms the preliminary announcement last week that sea ice reached its annual maximum extent on March 24 this year.
Covering an area of 14.52m square kilometers, this years peak winter extent is a shade smaller than...