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Arctic sea ice shrinks to second lowest summer level
Scientists report Arctic sea ice melted to 1.67 million square miles this summer marking the second lowest level on record since 1953. NOAA and Snow and Ice Data Center researchers cite long term warming and thinning ice, noting a 40 to 50 percent reduction in thickness.
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Arctic
Washington, D.C
James Overland
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National
Boulder
Colo
United States
Mississippi River
Snow and Ice Data Center
Walt Meier
University of Bremen
Germany
Ice Data Center
Julienne Stroeve
Streeve
Meier