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Winter’s freezing, so what’s with Arctic sea ice? - CSMonitor.com Much of the US continues to dig out from record snows and shivers from unusually frigid temperatures. But at the top of the world, an unusually warm January has limited the return of Arctic sea ice, whose extent set a record low for the month, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo. Skip to next paragraph Related Stories Global warming waning? Hardly. 2010 was tied as warmest year on record. Melting Arctic ice heralds new polar hybrids: Pizzlies and more Climate scientists keep close tabs on the Arctic Ocean’s ice – particularly during the sun-drenched melt season – because the ice’s ability to reflect sunlight back into space has a significant influence on climate worldwide, more so than Antarctica’s sea ice, researchers say.

Winter’s freezing, so what’s with Arctic sea ice? - CSMonitor.com

Much of the US continues to dig out from record snows and shivers from unusually frigid temperatures. But at the top of the world, an unusually warm January has limited the return of Arctic sea ice, whose extent set a record low for the month, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo.

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Climate scientists keep close tabs on the Arctic Ocean’s ice – particularly during the sun-drenched melt season – because the ice’s ability to reflect sunlight back into space has a significant influence on climate worldwide, more so than Antarctica’s sea ice, researchers say.

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