Arctic Ice Melting Faster

'Drastic' shrinkage in Arctic ice
A Nasa satellite records major changes to ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean between 2004 and 2005.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/science/nature/5344208.stm
"If the pace of Arctic melting is quickening, the implications for the future are not reassuring. Ice reflects the Sun's energy back into space; open water absorbs it. So a planet with less ice warms faster, potentially turning the projected impacts of global warming into reality sooner than anticipated. "