Sentences with phrase «volume of ice ever»

Arctic summer sea ice is in rapid decline [2nd lowest extent on record after 2007, and perhaps more importantly, the lowest volume of ice ever — this, along with the methane increase, could indicate a tipping element has been crossed that will kick climate change into a higher gear]

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From historic droughts around the world and in places like California, Syria, Brazil and Iran to inexorably increasing glacial melt; from an expanding blight of fish killing and water poisoning algae blooms in lakes, rivers and oceans to a growing rash of global record rainfall events; and from record Arctic sea ice volume losses approaching 80 percent at the end of the summer of 2012 to a rapidly thawing permafrost zone explosively emitting an ever - increasing amount of methane and CO2, it's already a disastrous train - wreck.

In September, National Snow and Ice Data Center's director Mark Serreze said, «The volume of ice left in the Arctic likely reached the lowest ever level this month» and «I stand by my previous statements that the Arctic summer sea ice cover is in a death spirIce Data Center's director Mark Serreze said, «The volume of ice left in the Arctic likely reached the lowest ever level this month» and «I stand by my previous statements that the Arctic summer sea ice cover is in a death spirice left in the Arctic likely reached the lowest ever level this month» and «I stand by my previous statements that the Arctic summer sea ice cover is in a death spirice cover is in a death spiral.