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Arctic ice at or nearly at a record low for this time of year, the Antarctic Sea ice is very low compared to prior years. Two record years back to back, with a third in the offing. Of course, just normal everyday stuff, nothing at all to worry about.
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Mild winter keeps Great Lakes' water levels up
Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press10:27 p.m. EST January 17, 2016
"And then there's the ice cover. The warmer temperatures and lack of snow and ice have led to the entire Great Lakes system being only about 6.6% ice covered as of Friday. On the same day last year, the lakes were more than one-third — 34% — covered with ice."
December saw record amounts of precipitation in many parts of the Great Lakes basin — but in the form of rain, not snow, he said".