Arctic Ice Cap Shrinks to Record Low Level
Clip: 9/20/2012 | 5m 46s
Earth Loses Its 'Air Conditioner': Arctic Ice Cap Shrinks to Record Low Level
This September, the arctic ice cap melted the most ever recorded, with only 24 percent of the Arctic Ocean covered by ice. Ray Suarez talks to Walt Meier, a scientist at the U.S. National Ice and Snow Data Center about the new evidence and how a lack of arctic sea ice affects ocean currents and changes weather patterns.
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Arctic Ice Cap Shrinks to Record Low Level
Clip: 9/20/2012 | 5m 46s
This September, the arctic ice cap melted the most ever recorded, with only 24 percent of the Arctic Ocean covered by ice. Ray Suarez talks to Walt Meier, a scientist at the U.S. National Ice and Snow Data Center about the new evidence and how a lack of arctic sea ice affects ocean currents and changes weather patterns.
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