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2018: lowest Arctic sea ice minimum

author: Nasa/GSFC/Novapix

reference: t-arc01-00025

Image Size 300 DPI: 48 * 27 cm

Arctic sea ice likely reached its 2018 lowest extent on Sept. 23. Analysis of satellite data showed that, at 1.77 million square miles (4.59 million square kilometers), 2018 effectively tied with 2008 and 2010 for the sixth lowest summertime minimum extent in the satellite record.

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2018 - ARCTIC - CLIMATE - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - GLOBAL VIEW - GREENHOUSE EFFECT - ICE - NORTH POLE - NORTHERN HEMISPHERE - PLANET - POLE - SATELLITE IMAGE - TEMPERATURE - WARMING -