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Sea ice has shrunk again: “We are heading for a seasonally ice-free Arctic Ocean” – WELT – Pledge Times
D.he sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk to the second lowest extent since measurements began around 40 years ago. The US National Snow and Ice Data Center
D.he sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk to the second lowest extent since measurements began around 40 years ago. The US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said in Boulder, Colorado, that last week was probably the minimum for this year at 3.74 million square kilometers.
“It was a crazy year in the north, with sea ice near a record low, heat waves of almost 40 degrees in Siberia and massive forest fires,” said NSIDC boss Mark Serreze. The year 2020 will be an exclamation point in a downwar…
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