Transcript: Chilling News on North Pole Sea Ice

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September 21, 2007
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MELISSA BLOCK
NPR All Things Considered
09-21-2007
Chilling News on North Pole Sea Ice

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The permanent cap of sea ice in the Arctic shrank to a record low this summer. The sea ice measured 1.59 million square miles at its lowest point. If you compare that with the previous record low in 2005, the loss of ice is an area roughly the size of Texas and California combined.

These measurements come from the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado, where Mark Serreze is a senior research scientist. And Mr. Serreze, you're using satellite images of the polar ice cap.

Dr. MARK SERREZE (Senior Research ...

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