The ice cover in the Arctic region has set a new minimum rate for the summer.

Sea ice in the Arctic has established a record low melting, according to the data of satellite images.

Scientists from the U.S. National center for snow and ice (NSID) reported that the volume of ice in the Arctic waters are currently below the previous minimum indicator set in 2007. Recent data show that 13 August 2012, the area of ice cover amounted to 186 thousand square kilometers less than five years earlier.

In its latest report, the specialists of the Center have reported extremely rapid loss of ice from June this year. So, every day "melts" average about 100 thousand square kilometers. It is expected that the ice will continue to melt until the mid to late September. The following data with the report on the number of ice will be available at the end of August, promising scientists.

But in mid-August because of the strong storm the level of losses doubled. The figure presented in the article NSID, orange average level of ice during the summer months in 1979-2000, and white is that the Arctic has emerged this past August.

As commented Professor of climatology, University College London Seymour Laxon, such indicators for 2012 is not surprising. Already last year, the Arctic has closely approached to a record low data this year, with ease they overcame about that predicted the extraordinary thinness of the ice cover, recorded last winter.

The thickness and shape of the ice cover of Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, high-latitude ocean zones and mountain glaciers since 2010 is measured radar satellite of the European space Agency's CryoSat ("CryoSat").

According to the latest report of the intergovernmental group of experts on climate change, already in the year 2100 Arctic water for the summer season will be totally free of ice. But Professor Lacson adds that the summary data about the losses of ice at the end of September this year may significantly to bring this age.

"The fact that a new record was set for the minimum amount of ice in such a short period of time, means that the forecasts will be revised," says the scientist.

Arctic ice play a key role in maintaining the climate of the polar regions, which, in turn, control the global climate system. Ice has a bright, bright surface, which reflects approximately 80% of the sun's light back into space. Ice melts, sea surface becomes dark and absorb up to 90% of the light, through which the water of the oceans heat up, breaking the existing ecosystems.

Source: BBC News