Evolution of the Arctic Sea Ice Cover from its Wintertime Maximum Extent (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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This animation shows the evolution of the Arctic sea ice cover from its wintertime maximum extent, which was reached on Feb. 25, 2015, and was the lowest on record, to its apparent yearly minimum, which occurred on Sept. 11, 2015, and is the fourth lowest in the satellite era.

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Credits: NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio

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