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Antarctica just hit a record low in sea ice — by a lot

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Antarctica just hit a record low in sea ice — by a lot

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Antarctica reached its annual maximum coverage this year on Sept. 10, about 13 days earlier than average.

Sea ice extent around Arctic was the sixth lowest on record as well

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It’s spring now so it’s already started melting. The real problem will be in Feb/March.

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