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University of Copenhagen - Niels Bohr Institute

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A chart showing the relation between bromine salt in the NEEM ice core (bottom axis) and the amount of new sea ice in the Arctic created each year (left axis). The current amount of sea ice has not yet exceeded maximum climate value of about 8,000 years ago.

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Credit Paul Vallelonga, NBI

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