Why winter sea ice re-growth in the Arctic has stalled — and what it means for the rest of the world
The Laptev Sea, an area north of Siberia that's usually a factory for Arctic sea ice, stayed ice-free unusually late this year.
October 27, 2020
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Arctic sea ice plays a crucial role in the Earth’s energy balance. It is covered for most of the year by snow, which is the brightest natural surface on the planet, reflecting about 80 percent of the solar radiation that hits it back out to space.
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