They found that the circulation of air — and its temperature and humidity — could contribute 60 % of the polar sea ice decline since 1979. (climatenewsnetwork.net)
They simply don't have the power to reduce carbon emissions from human activities, making it nearly impossible for them to deal with the sea ice decline face on. (natureworldnews.com)
After a very warm winter, and probably a thin ice cover at the start of summer, sea ice declined quickly in early summer. (metoffice.gov.uk)