Photo 27 Aug 2 notes Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks To New Low In Satellite Era by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr. This visualization shows the extent of Arctic sea ice on Aug. 26, 2012, the day the sea ice dipped to its smallest extent ever recorded in more than three decades of satellite measurements, according to scientists from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center. The data is from the U.S. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program’s Special Sensor Microwave/Imager. The line on the image shows the average minimum extent from the period covering 1979-2010, as measured by satellites. Every summer the Arctic ice cap melts down to what scientists call its “minimum” before colder weather builds the ice cover back up. The size of this minimum remains in a long-term decline. The extent on Aug. 26. 2012 broke the previous record set on Sept. 18, 2007. But the 2012 melt season could still continue for several weeks. To read more go to: 1.usa.gov/PkgRuq Image credit: Scientific Visualization Studio, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Read more about the melting sea ice from The New York Times and The Guardian.

Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks To New Low In Satellite Era by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr.

This visualization shows the extent of Arctic sea ice on Aug. 26, 2012, the day the sea ice dipped to its smallest extent ever recorded in more than three decades of satellite measurements, according to scientists from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center. The data is from the U.S. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program’s Special Sensor Microwave/Imager. The line on the image shows the average minimum extent from the period covering 1979-2010, as measured by satellites. Every summer the Arctic ice cap melts down to what scientists call its “minimum” before colder weather builds the ice cover back up. The size of this minimum remains in a long-term decline. The extent on Aug. 26. 2012 broke the previous record set on Sept. 18, 2007. But the 2012 melt season could still continue for several weeks.

To read more go to: 1.usa.gov/PkgRuq

Image credit: Scientific Visualization Studio, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Read more about the melting sea ice from The New York Times and The Guardian.

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