As of Sept 10 Arctic sea ice shrank to just 178 million square miles. It's all part of a steady decline scientists have tracked since 1978. Ties with 2008 for the 10th lowest level on record. Watch Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks Again– 10th Lowest Ever Recorded- Most Viral Today channel report transcript below
What if I told you Arctic sea ice just
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hit one of its lowest levels ever? And
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it's not even breaking news anymore. On
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September 10th, Arctic sea ice shrank to
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just 178 million square miles. That ties
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with 2008 for the 10th lowest level on
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record. It's all part of a steady
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decline scientists have tracked since
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1978. Even though this year didn't break
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records, it continues a concerning
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trend. Every single year since 2007 has
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seen minimum levels lower than any year
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before that. NASA and Noah have been
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watching this closely for 47 straight
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years. Using satellites like IceAT 2,
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they can now even measure ice thickness
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with lasers. Meanwhile, in the southern
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hemisphere, Antarctic ice is near its
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seasonal peak. But that too is below
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average, and researchers say the system
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is far more complex. They're watching
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closely to see if this is just a blip or
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something more permanent. Sea ice at
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both poles is changing fast. And while
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we're not at record lows this year, the
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long-term signals are loud and clear,
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and they're melting.
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