2019 Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Continues Trend of Decline

  • Released Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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Music: Ambience by Axel Coon [GEMA], Ralf Goebel [GEMA]

Every year, sea ice fluctuates through the seasons, growing in the winter and shrinking in the summer. This year, Arctic sea ice reached its annual maximum March 13, 2019. It wasn’t a record low, but it continued a trend of declining sea ice maximums and minimums.

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This page was originally published on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.
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