Dramatic Thinning of Arctic Lake Ice Cuts Winter Ice Season by 24 Days Compared to 1950

Arctic lakes have been freezing up later in the year and thawing earlier, creating a winter ice season about 24 days shorter than it was in 1950, a new study has found.

The study of more than 400 lakes of the North Slope of Alaska, is the first time researchers have been able to document the magnitude of lake-ice changes in the region over such a long period of time.

Dramatic Thinning of Arctic Lake Ice Cuts Winter Ice Season by 24 Days Compared to 1950