Arctic melt hit record in a stormy 2012: U.N.

GENEVA – Melting of the Arctic’s sea ice reached a record extent in 2012, the ninth-hottest year on record, compounding concerns about climate change, the U.N. weather agency said Thursday. In a report on the situation in 2012, the World Meteorological Organization said that from August to September, the Arctic’s sea ice covered an area of just 3.4 million sq. km. That was a full 18 percent less than the previous record low, set in 2007. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/03/world/arctic-melt-hit-record-in-a-stormy-2012-u-n/#.UaYA45xGZAE