Todays arctic sea ice extent already stands as the second-lowest on record ever, new Satellite photos from National Snow and Ice Data Center show. These photos reinforce conclusions that the Arctic sea ice cover is in a long-term state of decline. The ice will probably continue to melt for another two weeks, and the possibility of setting a new record annual minimum in September remains open. The 2007 all time low recording was 4.13 million square kilometres. On September 3rd this year the arctic sea ice extent was 4.85 million square kilometres. This is a decline of decline of 2.47 million square kilometres since the beginning of August, and 2.08 million square kilometres below the 1979 to 2000 average.
