Arctic sea ice at record low
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Arctic sea ice is at its second lowest on RECORD, scientists warn
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Arctic sea ice has now dipped to its second lowest extent for January .
Ice extent was down 498,000 square miles ( 1.29 million square kilometres ) compared to 1981 to 2010 average.
That means the Arctic is missing an area of ice six times the size of Wales .
Researchers say this is due to abnormally warm temperatures which have prevented ice from forming properly over the winter .
This follows a record low December when sea ice levels plummeted below the previous record.
Polar bears need platforms of ice to reach their prey of ringed and bearded seals.
Arctic sea ice shrinks during the summer as it gets warmer, then forms again in the long winter .
The Arctic has been warming twice as fast as the rest of the world.
Polar bears go out on the ice to hunt and eat, feasting and putting on weight to sustain them.
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