In a Melting Trend, Less Arctic Ice to go around...The floating cap of sea ice on the Arctic Ocean shrank this summer to what is probably its smallest size in at least a century of record keeping, continuing a trend toward less summer ice, a team of climate experts reported yesterday (article)
29 September 2005
New York Times

Sea Ice Decline Intensifies... Summer Arctic sea ice falls far below average for fourth year, winter ice sees sharp decline, spring melt starts earlier (article)
28 September 2005
Joint press release between the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), a part of the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder; NASA; and the University of Washington.

Melting os sea ice speeds up in Arctic... Sea ice in the Arctic reached a record low this summer, accelerating a melting trend evident for a quarter-century, US government scientists have reported. (article)
29 September 2005
New Scientist.com