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Arctic sea ice thinning faster than expected, new study shows  

Sea ice in the Arctic's coastal regions may be thinning up to twice as fast as previously thought, according to a new study, with worrying implications for climate change.

"We hope this work can be used to better assess the performance of climate models that forecast the effects of long-term climate change in the Arctic," said UCL professor Julienne Stroeve