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> Ocean Heat and Early Melt Drive Record Arctic Ice Loss

↑ EscalatingactiveEnvironmentarcticglobal
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An established below-average melt trajectory combined with record ocean heat pushes Arctic sea ice extent below the 7.5 million km² threshold ahead of the summer minimum.

// Cascade Logic

Early-season ice loss trajectory + record ocean heat → Arctic extent breaches 7.5M km² before mid-August