Explorers' Quest For Key Ice Data
October 16, 2007 @ 12:56 PM (EST)
Source: Bbc.co.uk
Research shows that for three decades, sea ice cover in the region has been shrinking; and this summer, figures revealed a record withdrawal - the smallest area covered by sea ice since the beginning of the satellite age.
Scientists are now in a race to work out just how long it will be before we see completely ice-free summers in the Arctic.
"I realised one of the biggest environmental questions of our time was how long the North Pole icecap could survive the onslaught of global warming," said Mr Hadow...
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