The Watchers.com - 3/15/13, CHILLYMANJARO
Large fractures in the sea ice were observed off the north coast of Alaska and Canada, from near Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic to Barrow in Alaska, during the end of February and continuing into early March.
According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), this fracturing event appears to be related to an unusual storm that passed over the North Pole on February 8, 2013, which created strong off-shore ice motion. A similar patterns were seen in early 2011 and 2008 but the 2013 fracturing is quite extensive.
For more details click: Artic Sea Ice
