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After declining at a near-average pace for much of the summer, Arctic sea ice loss accelerated during early August.
While large parts of the world saw record breaking heat in July, and Antarctic sea ice extent remained at record daily lows as assessed over the satellite record, Arctic sea ice extent for July was only the twelfth lowest in the satellite record.
Arctic sea ice continues to decline at a near-average pace, with ice extent twelfth lowest in the satellite record at this time.