Arctic sea ice peaks in the winter. For the third year in a row, it’s at a record low.

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By Andrea ThompsonMar 23, 2017, 1:30 pm131 pts
Constant warmth punctuated by repeated winter heatwaves stymied Arctic sea ice growth this winter, leaving the winter sea ice cover missing an area the size of California and Texas combined, and setting a record-low maximum for the third year in a row. Even in the context of the decades of greenhouse…

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