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Average Monthly Arctic Sea Ice Extent, August 1979-2011
Arctic sea ice near record lows
Arctic sea ice extent averaged for August 2011 reached the second lowest level for the month in the 1979 to 2011 satellite record. Both the Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea route appear to be open. Throughout August, sea ice extent tracked near the record lows of 2007, underscoring the continued decline in Arctic ice cover.
Read more: nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/
Average Monthly Arctic Sea Ice Extent, August 1979-2011
Arctic sea ice near record lows
Arctic sea ice extent averaged for August 2011 reached the second lowest level for the month in the 1979 to 2011 satellite record. Both the Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea route appear to be open. Throughout August, sea ice extent tracked near the record lows of 2007, underscoring the continued decline in Arctic ice cover.
Read more: nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/