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2 October 2012
NSIDC releases its final analysis of the 2012 Arctic sea ice melt season.
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.