Source: Climate Central / The Guardian – written by Rose Hackman, The Guardian There was less ice in the Arctic this winter than in any other winter during the satellite era, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists said on Tuesday. The Arctic is returning to a warm period and the trend continues to show temperatures getting hotter […]

Source: The Guardian This year, full ice coverage – the point at which the ice reaches its peak an then starts melting – was reached on 25 February, more than two weeks before the expected date of mid-March. Photograph: Ralph Lee Hopkins Arctic returns to warm period with trend over the decades continuing to show […]