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Can sea ice data ever be misused?
By Michon Scott Depending on who is using the data and to what end, sea ice data can be misinterpreted and lead many to the wrong conclusions. On occasion, sea ice observations have even been shoehorned into disinformation campaigns about Earth’s climate …