By David Biello
On Sunday, September 16, the sun did not rise above the horizon in the Arctic.
Did this guy actually graduate from elementary school?
All told, since 1979, the Arctic sea ice minimum extent has shrunk by more than 50 percent—and even greater amounts of ice have been lost in the corresponding thinning of the ice, according to the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
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20% is the new 50%.












