A satellite image from Aug. 22 shows sea ice persisting in parts of the Northwest Passage. (Lauren Dauphin / NASA Earth Observatory using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview)
But the extent still shows a clear downward trend — and there are other troubling signs, such as near-record thinness and the loss of much multi-year ice
Arctic sea ice usually reaches its lowest extent for the year in September, and this year, it appears increasingly likely that impending will be well above the extent measured in most recent years.
A 1,500-meter runway in Qaqortoq could be 40% more expensive than planned. Lawmakers will now consider a proposal for a shorter runway that could still accommodate larger planes