Data Announcement

More People Tracking Sea Ice

Sea Ice Index usage statistics saw the largest jump ever in January. Previously, the record number of hits was in October 2006 (following a seasonal pattern of most hits in September or October) at 54,613. January 2007 had 62,966, 15% more. But more significantly, the number of unique users increased by 102%, from 6,562 in December 2006 (pervious record) to 13,317 in January 2007.