Analysts See ‘Simply Incredible’ Shrinking of Floating Ice in the Arctic - New York Times

Analysts See ‘Simply Incredible’ Shrinking of Floating Ice in the Arctic - New York Times: "The area of floating ice in the Arctic has shrunk more this summer than in any other summer since satellite tracking began in 1979, and it has reached that record point a month before the annual ice pullback typically peaks, experts said yesterday. The cause is probably a mix of natural fluctuations, like unusually sunny conditions in June and July, and long-term warming from heat-trapping greenhouse gases and sooty particles accumulating in the air, according to several scientists."