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(top) Map showing the length of the 2023-24 snow season across the Arctic ranked from shortest (dark blue) to longest (light blue) in the recent record (1998-2024). (bottom) Five-year average June snow cover extent since 1967 compared to the 1991-2020 average. Late-spring snow cover has declined across the North American Arctic (bright blue) and the Eurasian Arctic (dark blue). NOAA Climate.gov image based on the 2024 Arctic Report Card - Snow Cover. Large image & full story