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Arctic sea ice hits 2026 annual minimum, tying for 10th-lowest on record
NASA and NSIDC say the ice cover bottomed out at 1.78 million square miles on September 12, matching 2008, 2010 and 2025.
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NASA and NSIDC say the ice cover bottomed out at 1.78 million square miles on September 12, matching 2008, 2010 and 2025.

After lengthening dramatically for most of the satellite era, the Arctic melt season's duration unexpectedly leveled off, according to NASA.