Arctic Sea Ice Volume Holds up in 2014
Posted: 16th Dec 2014 | Written By: BBC News
Arctic sea ice may be more resilient than many observers recognise.
While global warming seems to have set the polar north on a path to floe-free summers, the latest data from Europe's Cryosat mission suggests it may take a while yet to reach those conditions.
The spacecraft observed 7,500 cu km of ice cover in October when the Arctic traditionally starts its post-summer freeze-up.
This was only slightly down on 2013 when 8,800 cu km were recorded.
*Original story: BBC News via Google News
*Image credit: Flickr/U.S. Geological Survey
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