Arctic Sea Ice
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What is Arctic Sea Ice? Polar bears and walruses face the threat of declining birth rates and restricted access to food sources due to decreased sea ice coverage and thickness.
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2020 Arctic Sea Ice: Too Many Low Records
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Satellites show Arctic sea ice is melting even faster than scientists realized
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A mixed-bag of Arctic sea ice Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis
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COP27: Loss of Arctic summer sea ice 'inevitable' within 30 years — report
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Arctic sea ice is an important temporal sink and means of transport for microplastic
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Record-breaking winter winds have blown old Arctic sea ice into the melt zone
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Oldest and Thickest Sea Ice Above Greenland Is Melting Twice As Fast As Other Ice
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Arctic Sea Ice Minima
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Arctic Sea Ice Extent