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Alternate Text: Map of Arctic Ocean showing ice of various ages
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Map of Arctic Ocean showing ice of various ages

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Very little ice older than 4 years remains in the Arctic today. The ice that remains is younger, thinner, and more vulnerable to melting and being broken up and dispersed in storms.