Link: In a Melting Trend, Less Arctic Ice to Go Around – New York Times.

The floating cap of sea ice on the Arctic Ocean shrank this summer to what is probably its smallest size in at least a century of record keeping, continuing a trend toward less summer ice, a team of climate experts reported yesterday.

Interesting news from the climatologists. Near as I can tell no one is certain what is causing the problems. But whatever is happening, it looks like it’s serious.