Breaking Ice
Top - April 13, 2015 Bottom - April 15, 2016
Early sea-ice breakup in Beaufort Sea, Arctic
Ice in the Beaufort Sea, off the Arctic Ocean, suffered significant fracturing and breakup by mid-April in 2016, considerably earlier than the late May period when this usually happens. NASA ice specialists attribute the change to unusually warm air temperatures and strong winds during the first months of the year. The thicker, multi-year ice that once covered the region has largely given way to seasonal, first-year ice that is thinner, weaker and more easily broken up by strong winds.
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Lost To The Waves
