Arctic sea ice hits record monthly low for 7th time in 2016
WASHINGTON — Though this is when the Arctic is supposed to be refreezing, scientists say sea ice there hit record low levels for November. In the crucial Barents Sea, the amount of floating ice decreased when it would be expected to grow.
Arctic sea ice extended for 3.5 million square miles (9.1 million square kilometers). That’s 309,000 square miles (800,000 square kilometers) below the record set in 2006 — a difference larger than state of Texas.