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Arctic Sea Ice Drops below 2007 Record
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Arctic Sea Ice Drops below 2007 Record

On August 26, 2012, Arctic sea ice broke all previous records weeks ahead of the end of melt season.

Published Aug 28, 2012

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Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Ties Second Lowest on Record
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Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Ties Second Lowest on Record

Since satellites began monitoring sea ice in 1979, researchers have observed a decline in the average extent of Arctic sea ice in every month of the year.

Published Sep 16, 2016

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2019 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Is Second Lowest
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2019 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Is Second Lowest

The long-term trend for Arctic sea ice extent has been definitively downward.

Published Sep 23, 2019

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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2018 Minimum
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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2018 Minimum

The ice cap tied for the sixth lowest extent on record, continuing a long-term decline.

Published Sep 28, 2018

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Arctic Sea Ice
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Arctic Sea Ice

Sea ice naturally grows and melts each year, but the process has been more extreme in recent years.

Published May 3, 2011

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Visualizing the 2012 Sea Ice Minimum
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Visualizing the 2012 Sea Ice Minimum

These maps compare Arctic sea ice minimum extents in 1984 (a year with average coverage) and 2012 (the new record low).

Published Sep 27, 2012

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Arctic Sea Ice Maximum 2012
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Arctic Sea Ice Maximum 2012

The extent of Arctic sea ice peaked at 15.24 million square kilometers on March 18, 2012. It was the ninth consecutive year of maximum extents below the long-term average.

Published Mar 27, 2012

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Arctic Sea Ice Minimum for 2010
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Arctic Sea Ice Minimum for 2010

These images show overall Arctic sea ice extent on September 19, 2010 (the date of the 2010 minimum), and sea ice growth in mid-September 2010.

Published Oct 6, 2010

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A Tale of Two Poles
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A Tale of Two Poles

The 2014 arctic sea ice minimum is the sixth lowest on record, while antarctic sea ice continues to exceed the record maximum extent.

Published Sep 24, 2014

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Leisurely January Growth for Arctic Sea Ice
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Leisurely January Growth for Arctic Sea Ice

Sea ice extent for January 2016 was one of the lowest on record since space-based observations began in 1978.

Published Feb 18, 2016

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2011 Sea Ice Minimum
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2011 Sea Ice Minimum

In September 2011, the extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean declined to the second-lowest extent on record.

Published Oct 5, 2011

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