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Topic: Sea ice

This image, captured from the NASA DC-8 research aircraft on Jan. 29, 2017, shows unconsolidated sea ice off the coast of Barrow AK. Scientists monitoring the Arctic say this year has set records for minimum sea-ice extent during winter.

Unprecedented Arctic weather has scientists on edge

February 17, 2017

Focus areas:

Climate

Research

Topics:

Arctic

sea ice

Arctic sea ice ties for second lowest in 2016

September 15, 2016

Focus areas:

Climate

Topics:

Arctic

sea ice

A frozen Chicago lakefront. Even as the Arctic warms, cities in the Northern Hemisphere have experienced outbreaks of extremely cold weather during the last several winters.

Study: Sea ice loss likely no factor in cold Northern Hemisphere winters

June 1, 2016

Focus areas:

Research

Topics:

sea ice

winter

The Barrow Observatory in Alaska, May 18, 2016. Intense early-season heat caused the earliest snowmelt date in 73 years of record-keeping. Barrow is the northernmost point in the United States.

Arctic set for record-breaking melt this summer

May 20, 2016

Focus areas:

Research

Topics:

Arctic

sea ice

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