Arctic lost roughly a Spain-sized area of sea ice each decade
The long-term loss of Arctic sea ice is leaving coastlines more exposed to wind and waves, according to findings reported by ANP.
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Between 1979 and 2025, an amount of Arctic sea ice roughly the size of Spain disappeared every decade, the European climate service Copernicus says in an ocean report covered by Dutch news agency ANP. [1]
Reduced sea ice has left Arctic coasts more exposed to wind and waves. ANP reports that 60% of the region’s coastline is vulnerable to erosion or sea-level rise. [1]
ANP also reports that Copernicus puts sea-level rise since 2012 at 4.2mm a year and attributes it to warming. [1]
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