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March 31, 2014

Seasonal Arctic summer ice extent still hard to forecast
Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 31, 2014
Will next year's summer Arctic ice extent be high or low? Can ship captains plan on navigating the famed Northwest Passage-a direct shipping route from Europe to Asia across the Arctic Ocean-to save on time and fuel? A new study says year-to-year forecasts of the Arctic's summer ice extent are not yet reliable. Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), University College London, University of New Hampshire and University of Washington analyzed 300 summer Arctic sea ice forecasts ... read more

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