Press Association: Ice cover at the Arctic is at its second lowest level since records began 30 years ago, scientists said. Only last year’s summer melt reduced the ice cap to lower levels than were reached this year, researchers at the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) said. The NSIDC in the US said this year’s results reinforced the “strong negative trend” in the extent of ice cover seen in the summer at the Arctic over the past 30 years as a result of climate change. The …