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The record loss of Arctic sea ice this summer will echo throughout the weather patterns affecting the U.S. and Europe this winter, climate scientists said on Wednesday, since added heat in the Arctic influences the jet stream and may make extreme weather and climate events more likely.

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The extent of Arctic sea ice on Aug. 26, 2012, the day the sea ice dipped to its smallest extent ever
recorded in more than three decades of satellite measurements.
The line on the image shows the average minimum extent from the period covering 1979-2010.

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