Arctic ice set to match all-time record low Satellite
measurements reveal that volumes have fallen consistently over
past 30 years Steve Connor is the Science Editor of The
Independent. He has won many awards for his journalism,
including five-times winner of the prestigious British science
writers’ award; the David Perlman Award of the American
Geophysical Union; twice commended as specialist journalist of
the year in the UK Press Awards; UK health journalist of the
year and a special merit award of the European School of
Oncology for his investigative journalism. He has a degree in
zoology from the University of Oxford and has a special interest
in genetics and medical science, human evolution and origins,
climate change and the environment. Wednesday 07 September 2011
The area of the Arctic that is covered by floating sea ice at
the end of this summer's period of melting is likely to match
the all-time record low of 2007, scientists said yesterday. Some
researchers believe that the actual volume of sea ice