The annual minimum was 5.02 million square kilometers (1.94 million square miles), making 2014 the sixth smallest extent in the satellite era, which began in 1979.
Summer's over in the Arctic: sea ice extent sixth smallest on record Read More >
August 2014's globally averaged surface temperature and sea surface temperatures both set new records.
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A new paper: “Modeling regional aerosol variability over California and its sensitivity to emissions and long-range transport during the 2010 CalNex and CARES campaigns,” has been published in the
Deborah H. Lee, the chief of water management for the U.S.
