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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Pippa Neill Environment reporter

Slowdown in Arctic ice melt ends after largest winter decline on record

Floating ice chunks on dark water stretch across the Arctic Sea under an overcast sky
Researchers found between 2024 and 2025 Arctic sea ice declined by 5.8%, the largest year-to-year wintertime drop ever recorded. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

A previously recorded slowdown in Arctic sea ice decline has ended, according to a new study, with the largest year-to-year wintertime reduction ever recorded.

In a study published last summer, researchers found that melting sea ice in the Arctic had slowed down over the past 20 years, with no statistically significant decline in its extent recorded between 2005 and 2024.

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