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Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Record Winter Low

The Washington Post on MSN · 7h

Winter sea ice in the Arctic just hit a record low

The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level on record, researchers announced this week, an ominous signal about the effects of climate change in the world’s fastest-warming region.

USA TODAY on MSN · 6h

Melt madness: Arctic sea ice shrinks to record springtime low

This new record low is yet another indicator of how Arctic sea ice has fundamentally changed from earlier decades,” said NSIDC senior research scientist Walt Meier, in a statement. “But even more importantly than the record low is that this year adds yet another data point to the continuing long-term loss of Arctic sea ice in all seasons.

This year's arctic sea ice peak hit a record low: US agency

STORY: A new report this week indicates that Arctic sea ice has likely hit its lowest point in 47 years of satellite records.According to the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center, this year's maximum sea ice extent is a little over half a million square miles below the average between 1981 and 2010.

Mongabay News on MSN1d

Polar sea ice continues steep decline; but will a troubled world notice?

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

Space.com on MSN12d

Arctic ice is melting faster than expected — and the culprit could be dust

"The Arctic is changing faster than anywhere else on the planet, so the question we’re trying to ask here is: Is the Arctic ...

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