1 hint of this transition from summer to fall from the Northern Hemisphere is that the yearly minimum stage at Arctic sea ice extent. Last year attached 2016 and 2007 for second position behind 2012’s record-low policy. However, after another hot season on a warming world, 2020 struck a decrease mark and maintained the No.2 place clear and free.
Sea ice is still floating, suspended seawater, and thus its melting doesn’t materially contribute to sea level increase, unlike freezing ice in your earth. Sea ice coverage from the polar areas grows over winter and aids over the summertime. From the Arctic, reductions underside outside and give way to increase in mid-September. During this period of year, scientists view satellite information attentively, waiting for many times of equilibrium or minor growth to predict the minimal.
That Minimal probably happened on September 15, based on that the National Snow and Ice Data Center. (It is likely a bizarre twist of weather can get the scope to fall back to some decrease minimum within the upcoming few days, however that likely would not change the numbers considerably.) The centre place the minimum scope at 3.74 million square km (1.44 million square kilometers ).
