The shrinking Arctic Sea Ice - Foresight Brief No. 028 February 2022

The Arctic is a remote and sparsely inhabited area. It is connected to the rest of the world by our climate system, the atmosphere surrounding our Earth and by global ocean currents. Since satellite measurements started 40 years ago, about half of the sea ice area in the Arctic has been lost. The shrinking summer sea ice cover is a visible manifestation of global warming, and affects marine ecosystems, ocean circulation, and potentially weather events further south of the Arctic.

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Source	https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/38414
Author	Science Division
Maintainer	Science Division
Last Updated	January 25, 2023, 15:27 (UTC)
Created	January 25, 2023, 15:27 (UTC)
GUID	e53ef01e-8357-46df-97e6-815f84a39d37
Issued	2022-02-25T06:57:40Z
Language	English
Modified	2022-10-13 18:36:30.378
Publisher name	Science Division
Theme	Briefs, Summaries, Policies and Strategies
data_type	document
spatial	Northern America