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Dancing David
9th July 2009, 07:52 AM
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090708103212.htm

Using ICESat measurements, scientists found that overall Arctic sea ice thinned about 0.17 meters (7 inches) a year, for a total of 0.68 meters (2.2 feet) over four winters. The total area covered by the thicker, older "multi-year" ice that has survived one or more summers shrank by 42 percent