ApocaDocs: CU researchers examine trends in Arctic Sea ice

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Posted Sat Mar 1 2008: from Campus Press:


	CU researchers examine trends in Arctic Sea ice http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1204403370 "Arctic Ocean ice is at a tipping point and what happens in the next five to six years determines whether the Arctic Ocean will be mostly ice-free in the summer," he said.... The research stresses that the old ice, which has melted and the new ice that has taken its place are fundamentally different. As ice ages, its thickness, surface topography, strength, and albedo (amount of light reflectivity) change dramatically. As older and thicker ice melts, it gives way to newer, thinner ice. These conditions make the region more susceptible to rapid change and a snowball affect ensues: the more ice that is lost, the more rapidly it continues to dissipate."

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