How much ice has the Arctic lost? Enough to cover Canada

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How much ice has the Arctic lost? Enough to cover Canada

A bit of good news: The extent of Arctic sea-ice melt may have reached its maximum for 2012. The record-setting melt isn’t good news itself, of course — just that it is near its bottom. In 2007, the previous record-low year, the lowest extent of 4.25 million square kilometers was reached on Sept. 24. The lowest point we’ve reached this year was last Friday, at 3.66 million sq. km. — 13.8 percent less than the previous record. (All data here is from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency .) Ice extent, as of yesterday. (Image via the University of Colorado.) A post at Climate Central raises an interesting question: What does this year’s ice-coverage loss compare to in surface area? The loss from the year’s high point (which came on March 17) has been massive — 10.77 million sq. km., a loss of 74.6 percent. Climate Central suggests that it’s equivalent to the area of Canada ...

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@michaelpinto » 24 Sep '12, 8am
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RT @ScotEcotherapy: The Arctic has lost enough sea ice to cover Canada: [link]
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@ounodesign » 15 Sep '12, 5pm
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@skiermdd » 15 Sep '12, 5pm
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@marou_ps » 15 Sep '12, 5pm
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@grist » 15 Sep '12, 5pm
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@ScotEcotherapy » 15 Sep '12, 3pm
The Arctic has lost enough sea ice to cover Canada: [link]
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@dosrac » 15 Sep '12, 1am
@billmckibben Arctic ice melt = size of Canada + Texas + Virginia [link]
@Rood4Piedmont » 14 Sep '12, 7pm
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RT @chrislinder: How much ice has the Arctic lost? Enough to cover Canada [link]
@VonFonay » 12 Sep '12, 8pm
Derretimiento del Artico: 10 millones de km2Como la suma de Canadá + Alaska. Más grande que Australia [link] @mnsaldivar
@EnergyXtreme » 12 Sep '12, 8pm
#Idling matters | RT @ClimateReality Combine Canada & Texas -that's how much Arctic ice we've lost so far this year. [link]
@EarthDoctors » 12 Sep '12, 8pm
RT @ClimateReality: Put Canada and Texas together. That's how much Arctic ice we've lost this year alone (so far). [link]
@ClimateReality » 12 Sep '12, 8pm
Put Canada and Texas together. That's how much Arctic ice we've lost this year alone (so far). [link]
@LillyGrillzit » 12 Sep '12, 6pm
RT @aseachange: via @350: 350: How much ice disappeared this year? Enough to cover Canada and more. [link] An area lar... ...
@aseachange » 12 Sep '12, 6pm
via @350: 350: How much ice disappeared this year? Enough to cover Canada and more. [link] An area lar... [link]
@prajjwalpanday » 12 Sep '12, 6pm
That's a lot of ice!! MT @350 @anilbhattarai How much ice disappeared this year? Enough to cover #Canada and more. [link]
@Chastity_Chevy » 12 Sep '12, 6pm
RT @hooz2no: “@350: Ice disappeared this year enough to cover Canada [link] An area larger than every country except Russi ...
@hooz2no » 12 Sep '12, 6pm
“@350: Ice disappeared this year enough to cover Canada [link] An area larger than every country except Russia” Few know, care
@SveaBee » 12 Sep '12, 5pm
RT @350: How much ice disappeared this year? Enough to cover Canada and more. [link] An area larger than every country exc ...
@350 » 12 Sep '12, 5pm
How much ice disappeared this year? Enough to cover Canada and more. [link] An area larger than every country except Russia.
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@sierraclub » 12 Sep '12, 2pm
RT @bcmerchant: the Arctic has lost enough ice to cover Canada + Texas [link] read @pbump at @grist
@bcmerchant » 12 Sep '12, 2pm
the Arctic has lost enough ice to cover Canada + Texas [link] read @pbump at @grist
@cooper_holly » 12 Sep '12, 1pm
RT @ForecastFacts: RT @grist: Arctic ice melt is enough to cover this entire country, and then some: [link]
@grist » 12 Sep '12, 5am
Arctic ice melt is enough to cover this entire country, and then some: [link]
@poet_economist » 12 Sep '12, 4am
How much ice has the #Arctic lost? Enough to cover Canada [link] via @zite
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@HenryHaller » 11 Sep '12, 6pm
RT @allisonkilkenny: RT @drgrist: How much ice has the Arctic lost? Enough to cover Canada [link]
@hartpandrew » 11 Sep '12, 6pm
Arctic has lost enough ice to cover Canada [link] ^@drgrist
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RT @drgrist: How much ice has the Arctic lost? Enough to cover Canada [link]
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@micald32 » 11 Sep '12, 5pm
RT @CANRACCanada: Ouch. Arctic ice loss = area of Canada .... #climatechange [link]
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Ops.. That's a lot of ice.. "@grist: How much ice has the Arctic lost? Enough to cover Canada [link]"
@gristmill » 11 Sep '12, 4pm
Important update to the Arctic ice story, via @BillMcKibben: Place your bets! [link]
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