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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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Arctic Sea Ice Drops below 2007 Record
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Published August 28, 2012
On August 26, 2012, Arctic sea ice broke all previous records weeks ahead of the end of melt season.
Arctic Sea Ice Maximum 2012
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Published March 27, 2012
The extent of Arctic sea ice peaked at 15.24 million square kilometers on March 18, 2012. It was the ninth consecutive year of maximum extents below the long-term average.
Oldest Arctic Sea Ice is Disappearing
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Published March 1, 2012
Thick ice that used to last through multiple summers has been in steep decline for three decades.
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2011 Greenland Melt Season
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Published December 6, 2011
The 2011 Greenland melt season was up to 30 days longer than the 1979–2010 average. This color-coded map shows where melt season lasted more or less than average.
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Arctic Sea Ice
Published May 3, 2011
Sea ice naturally grows and melts each year, but the process has been more extreme in recent years.
Record Melting in Greenland during 2010
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Published February 18, 2011
The ice-covered island’s melt season lasted 50 days longer than average.
Melt Season in the Arctic Getting Longer
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Published January 29, 2010
Satellite data revealed changes in the average start of spring melting and the first autumn freeze.
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Melting on the Greenland Ice Cap, 2008
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Published February 25, 2009
The northern fringes of Greenland's ice sheet saw extreme melting in 2008, according to NASA scientist Marco Tedesco and his colleagues.
Arctic Sea Ice Younger than Normal
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Published March 25, 2008
In the Arctic, sea ice extent fluctuates with the seasons. It reaches its peak extent in March, near the end of Northern Hemisphere winter, and its minimum extent in September, at the end of the summer thaw. In September 2007, Arctic sea ice extent was the smallest area on record since satellites began collecting measurements about 30 years ago.
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