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The great sea-ice dwindle

Record minima in Arctic summer sea ice have been trumping each other. Marika Holland reflects on the likely fate of the northern sea ice cap.

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Holland, M. The great sea-ice dwindle. Nature Geosci 6, 10–11 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1681

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