A Fast-Changing Arctic
The extent of Arctic sea ice cover is expected to reach a record low this summer – US National Snow and Ice Data Centre data showed the sea ice extent for 8 August as 5.8m sq km (2.2m sq miles), compared to the 1979-2000 August average of 7.7m sq km (3.0m sq miles).
That's a difference of 1.9 million square kilometres, a missing area of sea ice area the size of Mexico. By my rusty arithmetic, that's 28 square centimetres of melted ice for every human being on the planet. Here's an idea of what 28 sq cm looks like.
— Filed under Climate Change, Rumination