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Keywords
Aerial view
Climate change
Climate change impacts
Day
Global warming
Ice
Icescapes
KWCI (GPI)
MY Arctic Sunrise
Outdoors
Polar bears
Save the Arctic (campaign title)
MY Arctic Sunrise in the Arctic
11 SEPTEMBER 2012, NORTH OF ARCTIC CIRCLE -The Greenpeace ship MY Arctic Sunrise is on an expedition to the Arctic to document the lowest sea ice level on record. Two polar bears walk on ice flow in the foreground.
Scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) release preliminary figures suggesting that Arctic sea ice has reached the lowest recorded extent since records began in 1979. The data indicates that on September 16th Arctic ice extent covered 3.41 m km2 - a drop of at least 45% since records began.
Unique identifier:
GP048TQ
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
11/09/2012
Locations:
Arctic
,
Arctic Ocean
Credit line:
© Daniel Beltrá / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★★★ (B)
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Minimum Arctic Sea Ice Expedition
Greenpeace MY Arctic Sunrise expedition to witness Arctic sea ice reaching the lowest level since records began in 1979.
According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, on September 16th 2012, the sea ice covered only 1.32 million square miles, or 24 percent, of the Arctic Ocean, the lowest amount ever recorded.
Related Collections:
Arctic Sunrise 'Save the Arctic' Tour (Photo + Video)
Minimum Arctic Sea Ice Expedition (Photo + Video)
Sea Ice Minimum 2012
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