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Posted Thu Sep 19 2013: from London Guardian: Arctic sea ice shrinks to sixth-lowest extent on record http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1379599039 Sea ice cover in the Arctic has shrunk to one of its smallest extents on record, bringing the days of an entirely ice-free Arctic during the summer a step closer. The annual sea ice minimum of 5,099m sq km reached last Friday was not as extreme as last year, when the collapse of ice cover broke all previous records. But it was still the sixth lowest Arctic sea ice minimum on record, and well below the average set over the past 30 years of satellite records. [Read more stories about: anthropogenic change, arctic meltdown, climate impacts, death spiral, global warming, holyshit] This item will appear in our PANIQuiz! New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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