The Arctic sea ice extent was a staggering 260,000 sq km (100,000 sq miles) below the previous record for June, set in 2010. Aside from March, each month in 2016 has set a grim new low for sea ice cover, after a record warm winter. The summer sea ice cover over the Arctic raced towards oblivion in June, crashing through previous records to reach a new all-time low. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A graph of the Arctic sea ice extent. The overall Arctic sea ice cover during June averaged 10.60m sq km (4.09m sq miles), the lowest in the satellite record for the month, according to the NSIDC.

Source: The Guardian July 07, 2016 15:20 UTC