According to scientists, given at the UN, continues to decrease sea ice in the Arctic. With the help of a satellite study of the ice cover was carried out from October 2018 to April 2019. During this time period ice thickness has decreased by 20%. Scientists also noted that over the past 40 years, these figures tend downwards approximately at a rate of about 12% per decade, according to Newinform
This is due to the fact that our planet has warmed by 1.1°C compared to pre-industrial figures, and since the beginning of the 21st century the ice was thin. The ICESat mission are regularly held for observation and study of ice cover of the Arctic
