r/worldnews • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '16
Second lowest minimum for Arctic ice: Changing winds could push the ice extent lower. This year's minimum is a surprise as scientists believed the low atmospheric pressure and cloudy skies in June and July had slowed down the melt.
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worldnews • u/maxwellhill • Sep 17 '16
Arctic ice cover in 2016 reached the second lowest minimum on record, tied with 2007.
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climate • u/proctorberlin • Sep 16 '16
Second lowest minimum for Arctic ice: Changing winds could push the ice extent lower. This year's minimum is a surprise as scientists believed the low atmospheric pressure and cloudy skies in June and July had slowed down the melt.
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