
From National Geographic News:
On August 27, after a scorching summer of record-breaking drought and heat across the U.S., scientists reported that summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean had shrunk to its lowest extent in recorded history—worrisome news to those concerned about polar bears or eroding Inupiat villages or other impacts of climate change.
Picture by Paul Nicklen for Nationa Geographic News story: Beneath Melting Artic Ice, Stores of Oil