What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic http://bit.ly/UpxDIA
Arctic sea ice extent dropped to the lowest level ever recorded, bottoming out at 3.41 million square kilometers on September 16 (49% below the average minimum recorded during the 1980s and 1990s).
This is not just a problem for polar bears. The dramatic loss of ice contributes to more extreme weather in the US. Continuedhttp://bit.ly/UpxDIA
[Image credit: NASA with 1979 boundary redrawn by NRDC]