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On average, Arctic sea ice has decreased by four percent per decade since the late 1970s.

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Sea Level Rise

The ocean never stops moving. When you visit the beach, waves roll in and recede...

April 2018

A summertime channel carries melted ice to the sea. Antarctica and Greenland lose around 350 billion tons of ice each year from such melting.

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Ice Melt at the Poles

It’s confirmed: both Antarctica and Greenland are losing ice—around 350 billion...

The Greenland glacier Jakobshavn Isbrae is massive, at around 40 miles long and more than a mile thick.

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Jakobshavn Glacier

The Greenland glacier Jakobshavn Isbrae is massive, at around 40 miles long and...