Sea Ice Volume (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Sea Ice Volume

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Results from the newly created 110-year record of Arctic sea ice volume show an unexplained slight decline (black line) in the early 20th century. The current drop (red line), caused by warming temperatures due to climate change, is more than six times as steep.

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Axel Schweiger/University of Washington

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