Arctic sea ice continues annual retreat, but at “sluggish pace,” centre reports – Nunatsiaqonline
August 30, 2017
Parts of Northwest Passage still blocked by ice
Cooler than average temperatures in much of the Arctic during August has kept sea ice loss at “a sluggish pace,” with little change in the ice edge within the eastern Arctic, the National Snow and Ice Data Centre said in its Aug. 25 update on ice conditions in the Arctic.
Arctic sea ice extent remains above that seen in 2012 and 2007, the NSIDC said, continuing a trend seen this past July when weather conditions were not conducive to ice loss.
Both McClure Strait and the Amundsen Gulf within the Northwest Passage remained blocked by ice, said the NSIDC, which uses satellite images for its reports.
