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How disappearing sea ice has put Arctic ecosystem under threat
How disappearing sea ice has put Arctic ecosystem under threat
In a few days the Arctic's beleaguered sea ice cover is likely to set another grim record. Its coverage is on course to be the lowest winter maximum extent ever observed since satellite records began. These show that more than 2 million square kilometres of midwinter sea ice have disappeared from the Arctic in less than 40 years.
theguardian.com



