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Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 271 – 2016

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Arctic running 1.34 million sq km above 2012

Year Day Extent

1 2012 271 3.8030
2 2007 271 4.2790
3 2008 271 4.8110
4 2011 271 4.8350
5 2015 271 4.9860
6 2016 271 5.1430
7 2010 271 5.2490

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Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 268 – 2016

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A quick recovery for the Arctic sees day 268 2016 higher than 2012, 2007,2008,2011,2015 and 2010.

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Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 267 – 2016

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Day 267 1.2 million sq km above 2012.

And also higher than 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2010.

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Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 261 – 2016

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Update: Day 262 is now posted.

This is the data from Sept 17th (which I should have posted yesterday) The data for the 18th has not appeared yet on the NOAA website.

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Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 259 – 2016

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Day 259 isn’t particularly significant except for the math.

In 2012 arctic sea ice was 3.378 million sq km. In 2016 it is 4.378 million sq km.

Exactly 1,000,000 sq km difference.

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