The sea ice is getting thinner

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Scientist take ice cores for determination of sea ice thickness. Credit: Florian BrierAlfred Wegener Institute
Scientist take ice cores for determination of sea ice thickness. Credit: Florian Brier/Alfred Wegener Institute

Large areas of the Arctic sea-ice are only one metre thick this year, equating to an approximate 50 percent thinning as compared to the year 2001. These are the initial results from the latest Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association lead expedition to the North Polar Sea.


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