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NOAA: Sea ice melting amid second warmest year in Arctic

By John Siciliano

Published December 12, 2017 6:02pm ET

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NOAA: Sea ice melting amid second warmest year in Arctic — According to this year's Arctic Report Card, "Arctic paleo-reconstructions, which extend back millions of years, indicate that the magnitude and pace of the 21st century sea-ice decline and surface ocean warming is unprecedented in at least the last 1,500 years and likely much longer." (AP Photo/David Goldman) | David Goldman

The warming trend in the Arctic resulted in the “second warmest air temperatures, above average ocean temperatures, loss of sea ice, and a range of human, ocean and ecosystem effects” in 2017, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The Arctic Report Card was released Tuesday at the American Geophysical Union’s annual fall meeting in New Orleans. The NOAA-sponsored study included the work of 85 scientists from 12 nations and is peer reviewed.

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