photo by Cathy Crane, NOAA Arctic Research Office.
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The Effects of Global Warming in High Latitudes:
Reduction of Sea Ice

Figure 2: Changes in Sea Ice Concentration from an Average of 1980-1999 to an Average of 2040-2059

Fig. 2: The difference in sea ice concentration between two twenty year averages: 2040-2059 and 1980-1999. View is looking down at the North Pole. Color scale is from -35 to 35 percent. Grey areas are land masses. Averages reflect year-round calculations; changes are even greater in summer months, when melting occurs.

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