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The truth about Arctic sea ice melt, and its inevitable denial
2014-10-07 20:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: First, the truth: After a summer of seasonal melting, on Sept. 17, 2014, Arctic sea-ice extent* likely hit its minimum for the year. The official word is that it was measured at 5.02 million square kilometers (1.94 million square miles). This is the sixth-lowest minimum since satellite records began in 1979. It also fits right in with the overall declining trend of Arctic sea ice: As you can see, back in the late 70s there used to be about 7.5 million square kilometers when ice hit its...
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