Arctic sea ice shrinks to lowest ever level
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US scientists say climate change is responsible for lowest levels of Arctic sea ice since record keeping began in 1979.
One of the world's leading ice experts has predicted the final collapse of Arctic sea ice in summer months within four years.
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Throughout the month of August, Arctic sea ice extent tracked below levels observed in 2007, leading to a new record low for the month of 4.72 million square kilometers (1.82 million square miles), as assessed over the period of satellite observation
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The sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has melted to its smallest point ever in a milestone that may show that worst-case forecasts on climate change are coming true, US scientists said Monday.
Arctic sea ice, the white cap that covers the watery northern edge of the planet, has melted back to a record low level.
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Climate models have failed to capture this diminishing sea-ice trend, suggesting that the models are missing significant climate processes. One such component could be an element of natural climate variability that until now has been overlooked.
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. The record has further revealed that the ice extension is not more than 6.53 million square kilometers, which is said to be the lowest since 34 years.
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