Sea ice in the arctic.

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SEA ICE IN THE ARCTIC is now at its second-lowest Level on record, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Since satellite measurements began in 1979, the record Low was 1.65 million square miles in September 2007. Scientists say that this year the ice could dwindle even further. That's bad news for polar bears Like this one swimming off the northern coast of Alaska in August. Some...