Arctic sea ice gains can be seen on new government map of Canada

More sea ice represented on 2014 map due to 30-year median analysis.

Quote:

At first blush, the newest edition of the federal government's map of Canada will likely surprise some climate-change scientists. The updated map shows what appears to be more Arctic sea ice than its 2006 predecessor, despite warnings about global warming accelerating the loss of sea ice. A bloom of textured white covers parts of the Beaufort Sea that looked like bare water on the map from eight years ago. A before-and-after comparison shows how the official 2006 map of Canada represented Arctic sea ice, and the apparent gains in sea ice shown in the 2014 edition released this week.

Arctic-sea-ice-gains-can-be-seen-on-new-government-map-of-canada

Arctic sea ice gains can be seen on new government map of Canada