New data finds record low levels of Arctic Sea ice for March

In March, the Arctic is typically more frozen over than at any other time of year. But this year, the region had a record low amount of sea ice cover in March. That’s according to new data from Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler discusses those findings and what it means for people living in the Arctic with Twila Moon, a scientist with the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Colorado.

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