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The Arctic lost sea ice very rapidly in the first half of July. Ice loss slowed in late July-early August, but resumed again later in August. Web cam 1 has tipped but not fallen over completely, as you can see in the images.
Web cam 2 fell over on July 23 in the melted snow and ice, and now views only the sky.
Watch the rapid melt in the YouTube video.
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| Deployment Photo (April 11, 2011) |
Deployment Photo (April 13, 2011) |
Latest image from Camera 1: Aug 25, 2011 12:16 UTC | Last good image from Camera 2: Jul 23, 2011 |
Arctic sea ice is at the crossroads
National Snow and Ice Data CenterAugust 22, 2011
The National Snow and Ice Data Center reports that the average Arctic sea ice extent for July 2011 was the lowest for July in the satellite data record. Ice loss slowed in late July-early August, but Arctic sea ice continues to become thinner and is now declining at a brisk pace.
Further Arctic sea ice loss during the last month of the summer ice-melt season will depend mostly on weather patterns.
With 21 contributors, the August Arctic Sea Ice Outlook projects a September 2011 pan-arctic sea extent median value of 4.6 million square kilometers, below all values seen prior to 2007.
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