According to a recently released report by Colorado’s National Snow and Ice Data Center, sea ice in the Arctic likely reached its summer minimum on September 11, and the recorded amount is the fourth lowest since satellite record keeping began in 1979.

Global environmental changes are continuing to have a detrimental effect on the Arctic. 
Colorado’s National Snow and Ice Data Center has recently reported that, this year, Arctic sea ice levels are the fourth lowest they have been since satellite record keeping began in 1979. 
This measure is based on the minimum point each year which researchers believe happened on September 11th. 
The recent summer melt is estimated to have