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Article: Arctic Sea Ice Recovers Slightly in 2009, Remains on Downward Trend, Says University of Colorado Study.
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- October 6, 2009
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Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder
BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite a slight recovery in summer Arctic sea ice in 2009 from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008, the sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years and remains on a trend leading toward ice-free Arctic summers, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center.
According to the CU-Boulder center, the 2009 minimum sea ice extent was the third lowest since satellite record-keeping began in 1979. The past five years have seen the five lowest Arctic sea ice extents ever recorded.
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