Sea ice yet to form off Siberia, worrying scientists – Newsroom

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The Laptev Sea and East Siberian Sea are, at this point, failing to re-freeze as rapidly as in the past. Scientists are worried the northern polar region may be entering a new climate regime. Sharon Guynup reports
At this time of year, in Russias far north Laptev Sea, the sun hovers near the horizon during the day, generating little warmth, as the region heads towards months of polar night. By late September or early October, the seas shallow waters should be a vast, frozen…

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