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The US National Snow and Ice Data Center announced that Arctic sea ice reached its annual maximum extent on 21 March.
At 14.33m km2, the winter peak is the smallest in the 47-year satellite record.
Dr Julienne Stroeve, a senior scientist at the NSIDC, told Carbon Brief that the record low “continue[s] the overall long-term decline in the ice cover”.