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May 16, 2019

Arctic Ocean Temperatures Soar as Nearly All Old Arctic Sea Ice Has Vanished
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In climate news, temperatures near the entrance to the Arctic Ocean in
northwest Russia reached a record-shattering 84 degrees Fahrenheit over
the weekend, in an area where high temperatures are normally 30 degrees
cooler this time of year. This comes as the National Snow and Ice Data
Center recorded a record-low sea ice extent for the Arctic Ocean in
April, noting that almost all of the sea ice more than four years old is
gone. Over the weekend, meteorologists measured carbon dioxide levels in
the atmosphere at over 415 parts per million - the highest level in
human history, and a concentration that's not been seen on Earth in over
3 million years.


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