The Arctic sea ice extent was a staggering 260,000 sq km
(100,000 sq miles) below the previous record for June, set in 2010. And it was
1.36m sq km (525,000 sq miles) below the 1981-2010 long-term average, according
to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
That means a vast expanse of ice – an area about twice the
size of National Snow– has vanished over the past 30 years, and the rate of that
retreat has accelerated.
Aside from March, each month in 2016 has set a grim new low
for sea ice cover, after a record warm winter.
Read The Guardian
story - “Arctic sea ice crashes to record low for June.”
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