Name: The Arctic sea ice shows considerable melting
Uploaded: 2017-09-21T14:47:42.438Z
Duration: 46 s
Description: At the end of the northern summer, the surface is down to 4.7 million square kilometers. For comparison, the summertime minimums in the 1970s and 1980s were roughly seven million square kilometers.

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The Arctic sea ice shows considerable melting

September 21, 2017

At the end of the northern summer, the surface is down to 4.7 million square kilometers. For comparison, the summertime minimums in the 1970s and 1980s were roughly seven million square kilometers.