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Arctic Sea Ice Hits All-Time Winter Low
2015-03-20 13:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Journal: Arctic sea ice has reached its lowest-ever wintertime level, a fresh indication that rapidly rising global temperatures are significantly impacting the polar region. The National Snow and Ice Data Center announced Thursday that this year's Arctic ice cover hit a peak of 5.61 million square miles at the end of February, an alltime winter low since records began in 1979. Arctic sea ice expands and shrinks on a seasonal basis. Polar ice is typically at its thickest and most expansive in the winter...
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