Sea ice is near record low, with ice especially scarce on Pacific side off Alaska
Diminished ice was especially notable on the Alaska side of the Chukchi Sea, and in the Bering Sea — which was virtually ice-free.
June 9, 2018
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Arctic sea ice extent for May was the second-lowest for that month in the satellite history, and the Pacific side of the Arctic has especially large areas of open water, the National Snow and Ice Data Center said.
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