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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2026 Annual Minimum Extent

Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2026 Annual Minimum ExtentWorldPing

Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. The ice covered an estimated 1.78 million square miles (4.

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