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T1 The shrinking Arctic Sea Ice - Foresight Brief
T2 Le recul des glaces de mer arctiques - Note Perspective
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 ice
K1 Arctic region
K1 global warming
K1 environmental monitoring
YR 2022
FD 2022-02
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/38414
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/38414
NO The Arctic is a remote and sparsely inhabited area. It is connected to the rest of the world by our climate system, the atmosphere surrounding our Earth and by global ocean currents. Since satellite measurements started 40 years ago, about half of the sea ice area in the Arctic has been lost. The shrinking summer sea ice cover is a visible manifestation of global warming, and affects marine ecosystems, ocean circulation, and potentially weather events further south of the Arctic.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026