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Another Antarctic Ice Record

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Sea ice area around Antarctica increased by more than 1,400 Manhattans overnight, and set another daily record. It was the third highest area ever recorded at either pole, and is only 300 Manhattans away from breaking the all-time record for any day of the year.

arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/timeseries.south.anom.1979-2008

Earlier this summer, Seth Borenstein got hysterical when two Manhattans of ice went adrift.

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