Vanishing Arctic Ice Cap

In September 2012 sea ice coverage at the Arctic dipped to the lowest level since measurements began. Two dramatic visualizations from NASA: 1. Sea Ice Yearly Minimum 1979-2012 (SSMI data) with Graph 2. NOAA Animation showing day by day ice extent from January - September 2012.   The black area represents daily averages between 1979-2000 Music: Kevin MacLeod, “Epic Unease“, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0