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Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Record Winter Low

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

Melt madness: Arctic sea ice shrinks to record springtime low

The amount of springtime sea ice in the Arctic set a record low this month, continuing a trend of shrinking ice at the top of the world.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

Arctic sea ice hits record low for its usual peak growth period

The Arctic reaches its maximum sea ice in March each year and then starts a six-month melt season. The National Snow and Ice Data Center said the peak measurement taken Saturday was 5.53 million square miles (14.33 million square kilometers) — about 30,000 square miles (80,000 square kilometers) smaller than the lowest previous peak in 2017.

Space.com on MSN · 22h

Earth's sea ice hits all-time low, NASA satellites reveal

To make matters worse, NASA scientists also discovered that, this year, summer ice in the Antarctic retreated to 764,000 square miles (1.98 million square kilometers) as of March 1, tying for "the second lowest minimum extent ever recorded there.

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Melting glaciers are revealing new land, but the consequences are dire

Arctic glacier retreat has exposed over 1,600 kilometers of new coastline in Greenland, but experts warn this isn't a ...

Drones reveal hidden details about Greenland’s melting ice

For the first time, scientists have captured detailed measurements of water vapor high above Greenland’s vast ice sheet.

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Greenland Ice Cap is now the largest contributor to global sea level rise — but why?

The melting of the Greenland ice sheet is now the largest contributor to sea level rise, and scientists at UNH are traveling ...

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