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NASA

NASA | Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2014 Minimum Extent

3rd - 11th
Sea ice acts as an air conditioner for the planet, reflecting energy from the sun. On September 17, the Arctic sea ice reached its minimum extent for 2014. At 1.94 million square miles (5.02 million square kilometers), it’s the sixth...
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Next Animation Studio

New undersea cable to go through the Arctic Sea

12th - Higher Ed
Finland-based Fiber optic infrastructure company Cinia and Russian telecommunications operator MegaFon have joined hands to build a fiber optic cable across the Arctic Ocean.
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NASA

Record Low Arctic Sea Ice Maximum - 2016

3rd - 11th
Arctic sea ice appears to have reached a record low wintertime maximum extent for the second year in a row, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center and NASA. This short animation shows the Arctic sea ice...
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Next Animation Studio

Microplastics found in Arctic sea ice

12th - Higher Ed
Researchers aboard the Swedish Icebreaker Oden, as part of the Northwest Passage Project, have found microplastics polluting ice from the Arctic Ocean.
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Next Animation Studio

‘Heat blob’ contributing to sea ice loss in Arctic

12th - Higher Ed
An underwater “heat blob” from the Atlantic is exacerbating the warming of the Arctic Ocean and contributing to the rapid disappearance of Arctic sea ice
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Expedition Explores the Arctic Sea Floor

9th - 10th
A team of scientists is heading toward the Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic Ocean, hunting for hydrothermal vents on the Arctic sea floor. [29 mins. 30 secs.]