The Arctic ice cap has never been so small in the winter – La Stampa

the Arctic ice cap has never been so small in winter

of kilometers of ice Just 14,520,000 square

the Arctic ice cap has never been so small in winter, for the second consecutive year marks the negative record extension confirming a trend in place since 1979. the figures released public from the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder university in Colorado (NSIDC) show that in March, the ice of the North Pole have reached an area of ​​only 14.52 million square kilometers, 1.6 million well under 35 Years ago.

Beyond the record value, which experts say could easily be overcome in the coming years, the data show a significant downward trend with a loss of Arctic ice cover in 1979 amounted to more than 5 times the ‘ Italy’s extension.

Every year the ice cap covering the Arctic Ocean is reduced during the summer and then spread again in the winter, usually by touching its peak around March.

According to the aircraft and satellite data the peak of maximum extension has been reached this year on March 24, reaching 14.52 million kilometers.

Since 1979 began satellite measurements the Arctic cap had never been so small, even broken down the last year’s record low with ice 20,000 square kilometers less.

“I have never seen in the Arctic region a winter so crazy and hot. The heat was relentless, “said Mark Serreze, director of the NSIDC. The negative figure reflects the record heat that hit the region in the previous months, with air temperatures between 2 and 6 degrees above average in all regions.

 

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