Arctic Sea Ice Drops below 2007 Record - related image preview

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Arctic Sea Ice Drops below 2007 Record

On August 26, 2012, Arctic sea ice broke all previous records weeks ahead of the end of melt season.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published August 28, 2012
Data acquired August 26, 2012

Source:
DMSP > SSM/I