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Arctic melting slowed in the past two decades. Is that a good sign?

The Washington Post · last updated

The melting of Arctic ice has been one of the most profound ripple effects from climate change, an impact often depicted with images of a lone polar bear stranded on a dwindling piece of sea ice. Now, a new study has found that ice has been melting slower over the past two decades across all seasons — even under a record hot atmosphere.