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Have a nice weekend! Here's your Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...

• about 500,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,090,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,640,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,110,000 km² below the 1980s mean

More graphics: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/