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December 16, 2004

Winds, ice motion root cause of decline in sea ice, not warmer temperatures

Extreme changes in the Arctic Oscillation in the early 1990s – and not warmer temperatures of recent years – are largely responsible for declines in how much sea ice covers the Arctic Ocean, with near record lows having been observed during the last three years, University of Washington researchers say.