Science News
What's Really Up With North Pole Sea Ice?
By Andrew Revkin, New York Times
July 2, 2008 - From his New York Times blog, Dot Earth, reporter Andrew Revkin gives account of the trend of seasonal sea ice loss in the Arctic. {more}
 Sea Ice Outlook for 2008
Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) and Developing Arctic Modelling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies (DAMOCLES)
May 10, 2008 - The SEARCH Sea Ice Outlook is an international effort to provide an integrated, community-wide summary of the state of arctic sea ice over the 2008 summer season. The Sea Ice Outlook produces monthly reports based on an open and inclusive process that synthesizes input from a broad range of scientific perspectives.
The intent is not to issue predictions, but rather to summarize all available information from ongoing observing and modeling efforts to provide the scientific community, stakeholders, and the public the best available information on the evolution of the arctic sea ice cover.
For further information, please visit to the Sea Ice Outlook webpage.
 Arctic Sea Ice Shatters All Previous Record Lows
National Snow and Ice Data Center
October 1, 2007 - Diminished summer sea ice leads to opening of the fabled Northwest Passage. Arctic sea ice during the 2007 melt season plummeted to the lowest levels since satellite measurements began in 1979. The average sea ice extent for the month of September was 4.28 million square kilometers (1.65 million square miles), the lowest September on record, shattering the previous record for the month, set in 2005, by 23 percent). {more}
Assesing the Long-term Contribution of Landfast Ice to the
Arctic Freshwater Budget
National Snow and Ice Data Center
October 4, 2004 - Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have found that the extent of Arctic sea ice, the floating mass of ice that covers the Arctic Ocean, is continuing its rapid decline. {more}
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