Arctic sea ice shrinks to smallest size on record

TOKYO, Japan - Photos released on Aug. 16 by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency show the size of Arctic sea ice pictured in September 2005 (top), September 2006 (middle) and on Aug. 15, 2007 (bottom). The size has shrunk to about 5.31 million square kilometers, the smallest-ever since satellite observation began in 1978, Japanese state-run agencies said. (Kyodo)

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