tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34723266950271373952011-12-13T06:48:51.508-08:00Howard Smithnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472326695027137395.post-90737860685746507062008-12-13T07:49:00.000-08:002008-12-13T07:55:25.601-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jkGt6K2_jv0/SUPabJWa-qI/AAAAAAAAAOY/ENJuFug4PW8/s1600-h/Arctic+ice+thickness+plummets.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jkGt6K2_jv0/SUPabJWa-qI/AAAAAAAAAOY/ENJuFug4PW8/s400/Arctic+ice+thickness+plummets.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279303348109638306" /></a><br /><br />Arctic sea ice has shrunk to the second smallest extent since satellite records began, US scientists have revealed. Globally, the Arctic melt will reinforce warming because open water absorbs more of the Sun's energy than ice does. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7585645.stm">Original article</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3472326695027137395-9073786068574650706?l=earth3-southbeach.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Howard Smithnoreply@blogger.com0