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Arctic sea ice cover likely melted to its minimum extent for the year on September 16, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). Sea ice extent fell to 3.41 million square kilometers (1.32 million square miles), now the lowest summer minimum extent in the satellite record. Scientists have observed fundamental changes in the Arctic's sea ice cover. [Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center]
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