Where’s The Sea Ice? 3 Reasons The Arctic Freeze Is Unseasonably Late And Why It Matters
With the scene of the Sunday and the onset of polar darkness , the Arctic Ocean would normally be crusted with ocean ice along the Siberian seacoast by now . But this year , the water is still open . I ’ve watched the region ’s transformations since the 1980s as an Arctic climate scientist and , since 2008 , asdirector of the National Snow and Ice Data Center . I can tell you , this is not normal ....