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Thickest Parts of Arctic Ice Cap Melting Faster
March 1, 2012 | NASA

“A new NASA study revealed that the oldest and thickest Arctic sea ice is disappearing at a faster rate than the younger and thinner ice at the edges of the Arctic Ocean’s floating ice cap.” Quoted from the NASA press release.


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