Loss of Arctic ice cover isn’t just bad news for polar bears and seals. It has a direct bearing on weather patterns in Ontario
by HENRY HENGEVELD
Minimum Arctic sea ice cover during this past summer was once again well below the average of the past 30 years – in fact, about 23 per cent below. While not as low as the record set in 2007, this is now the third consecutive year that minimum sea ice cover has been well below normal, and the continuation of a rapid downward trend that began more than a decade ago.