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New satellite measurements show that crucial sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has plummeted to its second-lowest level on record.
Arctic ice always melts in summer and refreezes in winter. But more and more ice is being lost and not recovered.
The National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado, announced Wednesday that the extent of sea ice in the Arctic is down to 2.03 million square miles.
The lowest point on record is 1.65 million square miles set last September.
With about three weeks left in the melt season, the record may fall, scientists say.
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