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Sea Ice Below Normal Despite a Seasonal Bump
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Published March 24, 2020
Slight recoveries in the extent of sea ice at both poles were not enough to return to long-term normal levels.
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Polar Bears Struggle as Sea Ice Declines
Published February 4, 2020
A new study shows that polar bears are spending less time on sea ice, leading them to fast longer, become thinner and have fewer cubs.
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2019 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Is Second Lowest
Published September 23, 2019
The long-term trend for Arctic sea ice extent has been definitively downward.
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Low Sea Ice Amid Arctic Warming
Published March 9, 2018
Arctic sea ice in February 2018 was the lowest of any February on record, while air temperatures in the region soared.
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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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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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