Sea Ice Minimum 201604:33

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Published on February 9, 2017

This animation shows the evolution of the Arctic sea ice cover from its wintertime maximum extent, which was reached on Mar. 24, 2016, and was the lowest on record for the second year in a row, to its apparent yearly minimum, which occurred on Sept. 10, 2016, and is the second lowest in the satellite era.

Credits: NASA Goddard’s Scientific Visualization Studio/C. Starr

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