Rapid Arctic Ice Growth

The Arctic melt season was several weeks shorter than normal this year, and the ice is growing very rapidly.

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One reason for this is that the people measuring the ice are missing large areas of ice. Note there is not supposed to be any ice near Alaska.

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However, satellite imagery shows that there is plenty of ice near Alaska, at concentrations slightly lower than 15%. That means the water is cold in those regions and will freeze up quickly.

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