Arctic sea ice reaches its smallest area ever, still shrinking

The area of floating sea ice in the Arctic has fallen to its lowest size ever observed, researchers said Monday. Moreover, the ice is still shrinking and is not expected to reach its minimum until sometime in September. The average shrinkage of the ice has been increasing steadily since 2007, and researchers attribute the loss to global warming, which is causing warmer temperatures in the region.  http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-arctic-sea-ice-20120827,0,5241680.story?track=rss

Article courtesy of The Los Angeles Times by Thomas H. Maugh II