Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low

Arctic Map

(RFE/RL – rferl.org – March 29, 2016) The growth of Arctic sea ice this winter hit the lowest level on record because of unusually warm temperatures, U.S. scientists said on March 28. On March 24, sea ice reached this year’s maximum of 14.52 million square kilometers of the Arctic Ocean, the National Snow and Ice Data Center said. That’s 12,950 […]

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