Summer Ice in Arctic Sea is the Second Lowest It's Ever Been on Record, Find Scientists

Unlike melting glaciers on land, melting sea ice does not directly contribute to rising sea levels as the ice is already on the water, but less ice means less solar radiation is reflected and more is absorbed by the oceans, warming them.

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