ICE WORLD Sea ice at poles hit record low for January

Sea ice at poles hit record low for January Miami (AFP) Feb 16, 2017 - The amount of sea ice at the Earth's poles fell to a record low for January, while the planet's temperatures last month were the third highest in modern times, US government scientists said Thursday. The monthly report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the first of its kind released in 2017, and comes on the heels of the third year in a row for record-setting heat est ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Sea_ice_at_poles_hit_record_low_for_January_999.html