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  • Released Thursday, September 17, 2015
  • Updated Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:35PM
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This year's Arctic sea ice maximum extent (shown above) was reached on Feb. 25, and covered 5.61 million square miles.

This year's Arctic sea ice maximum extent (shown above) was reached on Feb. 25, and covered 5.61 million square miles.

Arctic sea ice hit its minimum extent (shown above) on Sept. 11, and covered 1.70 million square miles. It was the fourth lowest minimum on record.

Arctic sea ice hit its minimum extent (shown above) on Sept. 11, and covered 1.70 million square miles. It was the fourth lowest minimum on record.

The current minimum sea ice extent is almost a third smaller than the historical average from 1981-2010 (yellow line, above).

The current minimum sea ice extent is almost a third smaller than the historical average from 1981-2010 (yellow line, above).

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