Satellites witness lowest Arctic ice coverage in history

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Envisat ASAR mosaic of the Arctic Ocean for early September 2007 clearly showing the most direct route of the Northwest Passage open (orange line) and the Northeast passage only partially blocked (blue line). The dark gray color represents the ice-fr ...
Envisat ASAR mosaic of the Arctic Ocean for early September 2007, clearly showing the most direct route of the Northwest Passage open (orange line) and the Northeast passage only partially blocked (blue line). The dark gray color represents the ice-free areas, while green represents areas with sea ice. Credit: ESA

The area covered by sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk to its lowest level this week since satellite measurements began nearly 30 years ago, opening up the Northwest Passage – a long-sought short cut between Europe and Asia that has been historically impassable.


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