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Climate Central: While balmy hints of spring melt piles of snow in the eastern U.S., the impending end of winter marks peak season for Arctic sea ice. But this year, that winter maximum area is currently on track to hit a record low since satellite records began in 1979.
The area of the Arctic covered by sea ice during the winter of 2014-2015. In March, that area has hit such low levels that they could set a seasonal record if they persist.
What that low-ice mark means for the spring and summer melting seasons......
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Arctic sea ice dwindling toward record winter low
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 12th, 2015
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