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A lack of ice in the Chukchi Sea is setting the scene for a record-late freeze

“Until we can cool the water off, we’re not going to get the ice to form."

By Yereth Rosen October 29, 2019
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Two winters ago, the full freeze did not arrive in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska until New Year’s Eve, the latest date in the satellite record.

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