US student misleads on Arctic sea ice data to deny warming

As the Arctic region continues to warm due to human-caused climate change, a social media post claims sea ice is higher today than 35 years ago. This is misleading; experts told AFP it cherry-picks data not representative of long-term trends showing sea ice extent in decline .

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