Melting sea ice has been blamed for the extreme weather hitting the northern hemisphere this past winter. According to climate scientists, massive snow storms like those that hit North America and Europe recently were directly related to shrinking sea ice levels in the Arctic. Satellite pictures showed the ice had reached its maximum around March 15, but was still the sixth lowest expanse on record. As the yearly sea ice melt season began, the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado, said there were only about 5.7 million square miles.
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