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Average Monthly Arctic Sea Ice Extent, November 1978-2011

Winter in the Arctic: Ice and storms

 

Arctic sea ice continued its winter expansion, although ice growth slowed briefly in early November. The slowdown may have been related to a strong Arctic storm that tracked from the Bering Sea into the Beaufort and Chukchi seas. In the Southern Hemisphere, Antarctic sea ice is tracking near average for this time of year.

 

 

Read more: nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/

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