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Bookmark or Share- See How Arctic Sea Ice Is Losing Its Bulwark Against Warming SummersArctic sea ice, the vast sheath of frozen seawater floating on the Arctic Ocean and its neighboring seas, has been hit with a double whammy over the past decades: as its extent shrunk, the oldest and thickest ice has either thinned or melted away, leaving the sea ice cap more vulnerable to the warming ocean and atmosphere.
- Arctic Ocean - The World FactbookThe Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world's five ocean basins (after the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean). The Northwest Passage (US and Canada) and Northern Sea Route (Norway and Russia) are two important seasonal waterways.
- Then and now: Arctic sea-ice feeling the heat - BBCAngelika Renner. Data suggests that the extent of Arctic sea-ice is shrinking by 13% each decade as the world warms. However, data from on-the-ground observations and from satellites tell us that ...
- Arctic Ocean | Definition, Location, Map, Climate, & FactsArctic Ocean, smallest of the world’s oceans, centering approximately on the North Pole. The Arctic Ocean and its marginal seas are the least-known basins and bodies of water in the world ocean as a result of their remoteness, hostile weather, and perennial or seasonal ice cover.
- Arctic - National Geographic SocietyDue to thermohaline circulation, the Arctic’s thick, reflective sea ice moderates ocean temperatures around the world. The Arctic experiences the extremes of solar radiation. During the Northern Hemisphere ’s winter months, the Arctic is one of the coldest and darkest places on Earth.
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