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...Research shows that for three decades, sea ice cover in the region has been shrinking; and this summer, figures revealed a record withdrawal - the smallest area covered by sea ice since the beginning of the satellite age.
Scientists are now in a race to work out just how long it will be before we see completely ice-free summers in the Arctic...