Esa's Cryosat mission observes continuing Arctic winter ice decline

The volume of sea ice in the Arctic hit a new low this past winter, according to observations from the European Space Agency's (Esa) Cryosat mission. During March/April - the time of year when marine floes are at their thickest - the radar spacecraft recorded just under 15,000 cu km of ice. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23964372#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa