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Factoid/2007/09/21

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Severe Melting This Year of Arctic Ice -- And That Can Affect Ocean Currents

"The cap of floating sea ice on the Arctic Ocean, which retreats under summers warmth, this year shrank more than one million square miles -- or six Californias -- below the average minimum area reached in recent decades, scientists reported Thursday [9/20/07]. - excerpt from this New York Times article

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