Arctic Sea Ice Is Losing Its Bulwark

In 1984, there were 1.86 million square kilometers of old ice spread across the Arctic at its yearly minimum extent. In September 2016, there were only 110,000 square kilometers of old ice left.

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NASA maps and animation by Cindy Starr, NASA Scientific Visualization Studio. Caption by Maria-Jose Vinas, NASA Earth Science News Team.

Published November 4, 2016
Data acquired 1984 - 2016

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