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Analysis - Sea Ice Today
Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its annual maximum extent on March 13, tying with 2007 for seventh lowest in the 40-year satellite record. The 2019 maximum sea ice extent is the highest since 2014.
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Why should we be concerned with what happens in the Arctic? NSIDC researcher Twila Moon answered this question and more on why changes in the Arctic matter—not just to those living in the Arctic, but to the world at large.
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As the Arctic warms faster than the rest of the globe, permafrost, land ice and sea ice are disappearing at unprecedented rates.
Analysis - Sea Ice Today
Arctic sea ice extent for February 2019 was the seventh lowest in the satellite record for the month, tying with 2015. So far this winter, sea ice extent has remained above the 2017 record low maximum.
