Polar Vortex Grows Arctic Sea Ice to 10-Year High, but There's a Catch
At a Glance More of the Arctic is covered by ice than at any time since 2010.The total amount of ice is still below average.The polar vortex is keeping cold air locked up over the North Pole. Ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean is currently the highest it has been since 2010 with support from the strongest polar vortex on record. Ice covers 5.4 million square miles of the Arctic – roughly the size of the United States, Mexico and...