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Arctic hit by record high temperatures as rest of Europe shivers

Arctic hit by record high temperatures as rest of Europe shivers

27 February 2018

The extreme warmth is likely to slow or prevent the formation of Arctic sea ice, which has been shrinking for decades due to climate change.

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