Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Another Record Low (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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The March 7, 2017, Arctic sea ice maximum extent was a record low, due to warmer-than-average temperatures, winds unfavorable to ice expansion, and a series of storms. Antarctic sea ice also broke a record with its annual minimum extent on March 3.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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