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19 September 2012
Arctic sea ice settles at record seasonal low on September 16, now the lowest minimum extent in the satellite record.
27 August 2012
Arctic sea ice cover melted to its lowest extent in the satellite record yesterday, breaking the previous record low observed in 2007.
30 July 2012
A new scientific study indicates the turn-of-the-century drought in the North American West was the worst of the last millennium—with major impacts to the carbon cycle and hints of even drier times ahead. NSIDC scientist Kevin Schaefer contributed to the study.