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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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Mosaic of the Arctic
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Published October 28, 2016
The fragility of our home planet is apparent in this view of the whole Arctic region in September 2012, when sea ice reached its lowest minimum extent ever observed in the satellite record.
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Oldest Arctic Sea Ice is Disappearing
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Published March 1, 2012
Thick ice that used to last through multiple summers has been in steep decline for three decades.
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2011 Greenland Melt Season
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Published December 6, 2011
The 2011 Greenland melt season was up to 30 days longer than the 1979–2010 average. This color-coded map shows where melt season lasted more or less than average.
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