Arctic's Winter Sea Ice Drops to Its Lowest Recorded Level

After a season that saw temperatures soar at the North Pole, the Arctic has less sea ice at winter’s end than ever before in nearly four decades of satellite measurements.

The extent of ice cover — a record low for the third straight year — is another indicator of the effects of global warming on the Arctic, a region that is among the hardest hit by climate change, scientists said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/22/climate/arctic-winter-sea-ice-record-low-global-warming.html