Arctic ice shrinks to all-time low; half 1980 size

[Markus E]

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a critical climate indicator showing an ever warming world, the amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank to an all-time low this year, obliterating old records.

http://news.yahoo.com/arctic-ice-shrinks-time-low-half-1980-size-175242723.html

[Rosemary S]

This will have a strong effect on the gulf stream. We will see during the winter if we get a repeat of last winter.