Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 26% above normal as of Jan 30 2014: ‘On track to have the highest minimum in the modern satellite era’

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 26% above normal as of Jan 30 2014

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Antarctic Sea Ice Extent  is even more on track to have the highest minimum in the modern satellite era.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent as of Jan 30 2014 was 950,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean and 220,000 sq km above 2008.
950,000 sq km above normal is 26% above normal. Day 30 was the 13th daily record of the year.
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