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Arctic's First Ice-Free Day Could Arrive This Decade

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Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and University of Gothenburg have painted a sobering picture of Arctic ice loss.

Their findings suggest that the first ice-free day when sea ice coverage drops below one million square kilometers could occur just three years after conditions similar to those observed in 2023 .

Current trends already show alarming ice loss with September 2023's ice coverage among the lowest recorded since 1978 .