Sea ice should be rapidly re-freezing in the Arctic Ocean right now. It’s not
In parts of the Arctic, it's actually still declining.
Ice extent across the Arctic Ocean reached its annual minimum about two weeks ago. By now, ice would normally be forming rapidly, especially in the center of the Arctic Ocean. However, ice coverage in the Central Arctic Basin, the largest part of the Arctic Ocean comprising around 4.5 million square kilometers, continues to decline puzzling climate scientists.
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