Arctic's oldest and thickest sea ice breaks for first time

Source: The Hill

The oldest and most robust sea ice in the Arctic has reportedly begun breaking up for the first time in recorded history.

The Guardian reported on Tuesday that the ice breaks, which result in water opening up north of Greenland, have happened twice in 2018 because of warm winds and a heat wave caused by climate change.

The sea off the northern coast of Greenland was once referred to as "the last ice area” because of how perpetually frozen it normally is. It was also believed that it would be one of the final northern areas to be impacted by the world's hotter temperatures.
An unusual increase in temperature in February and August have left it susceptible, however, The Guardian reported.

The newspaper noted that the warm winds have pushed the ice farther away from the coast than at any time since satellite records started being kept in the 1970s.

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