I’ve been holding off writing about this until it was official, and now it is: the area of the arctic covered by sea ice has reached a record low. [Click to embiggen.] “Sea ice extent” is (more or ...

Ever year around the end of February, after a long winter, Arctic ice reaches its maximum extent. This year that happened around Feb. 25, when it encompassed 14.54 million square kilometers of ice ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Ever year around the end of February, after a long winter, Arctic ice reaches its ...

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