Accuweather.com - 5/3/13

The Arctic sea ice extent declined at a fairly normal seasonal rate during the month of April, but the actual extent is still running slightly lower than what it was last year, which eventually ended up as the lowest extent in the satellite record, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).

Sea ice extent for the month of April was 630,000 sq. miles below the 1979-2000 average and ended up as the seventh-lowest April extent in the satellite record.

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