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Polar Sea Ice at Record Lows
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Published March 23, 2017
In 2017, the Arctic maximum and Antarctic minimum extents of sea ice plunged to record lows.
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Melting Woes: Antarctic Sea Ice at Record Lows
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Published December 16, 2016
Shifting winds and warm air temperatures contributed to the record-low extent of sea ice around Antarctica in November.
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Growing Pains: Arctic Sea Ice at Record Lows
Published December 6, 2016
The seasonal freeze-up in the Arctic Ocean and neighboring seas has been very slow, setting both daily and monthly record lows.
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Mosaic of the Arctic
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Published October 28, 2016
The fragility of our home planet is apparent in this view of the whole Arctic region in September 2012, when sea ice reached its lowest minimum extent ever observed in the satellite record.
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Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Ties Second Lowest on Record
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Published September 16, 2016
Since satellites began monitoring sea ice in 1979, researchers have observed a decline in the average extent of Arctic sea ice in every month of the year.
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Annual Peak of Arctic Sea Ice is Far Below the Norm
Published March 21, 2015
The sea ice cap atop the Arctic Ocean reached its annual maximum extent on February 25, 2015. It was the smallest maximum extent in the satellite record and one of the earliest.
Despite Antarctic Gains, Global Sea Ice Is Shrinking
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Published February 11, 2015
Due to accelerated Arctic losses, Earth has been shedding sea ice since 1979 at an annual rate of 35,000 square kilometers (13,500 square miles).
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