Science Daily (Sep. 19, 2012) — The frozen cap
of the Arctic Ocean appears to have reached its annual summertime
minimum extent and broken a new record low on Sept. 16, the National
Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has reported. Analysis of satellite
data by NASA and the NASA-supported NSIDC at the University of Colorado
in Boulder showed that the sea ice extent shrunk to 1.32 million square
miles (3.41 million square kilometers). The new record minimum measures almost 300,000 square miles less than
the previous lowest extent in the satellite record, set in mid-September
2007, of 1.61 million square miles (4.17 million square kilometers).
For comparison, the state of Texas measures around 268,600 square miles The new record minimum measures almost 300,000 square miles less than
the previous lowest extent in the satellite record, set in mid-September
2007, of 1.61 million square miles (4.17 million square kilometers).
For comparison, the state of Texas measures around 268,600 square miles (Copied From Science Daily).
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