Arctic Sea Ice Extent in 2016 Ties As Second Lowest in the Satellite Record

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By Yale Environment 360Sep 19, 2016, 1:20 pm122 pts
Arctic sea ice extent shrank to 1.6 million square miles earlier this month — tying 2016 with 2007 as the second lowest sea ice minimum since satellite records began. Sea ice extent in September 2016. The lowest year remains 2012. The new measurements follow a decades-long trend of declining sea ice extent in…

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