[NAEP] Arctic sea ice melting at an alarming rate, satellites show

[Dawn Wiseman]

Every year, the Arctic loses sea ice that could almost cover Lake 
Superior. Satellite images are showing that sea ice cover in the Arctic 
is now melting at a rate of 74,000 square kilometres a year. The water 
surface area of Lake Superior is 82,100 square kilometres.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2006/02/15/sea-ice060215.html

More information

Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study
http://www.cases.quebec-ocean.ulaval.ca/welcome.asp

CCGS Amundsen: Canadian Research Icebreaker
http://www.amundsen.quebec-ocean.ulaval.ca/

The Cryosphere
http://nsidc.org/sotc/sea_ice.html