Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record-Low Coverage; More Melt Expected, According to Scientist

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Arctic sea ice coyer has shrunk to its lowest level since satellite records began in 1979, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported Aug. 27. Arctic ice cover had melted down to 4.10 million square kilometers (1.58 million square miles) on Aug. 26, said the Boulder, Colo.-based NSIDC.