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In terms of numerical reference,
In terms of numerical reference,
The Arctic Ocean has lost 95 percent of its oldest ice
— a startling sign of what’s to come
By Chris Mooney
December 11, 2018
Available at: <https://www.washingtonpost.com/energyenvironment/2018/12/11/arctic-is-even-worse-shape-thanyou-realize/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.508085a17318>. Retrieved on: July 2, 2019. Adapted.
The Arctic Ocean has lost 95 percent of its oldest ice
— a startling sign of what’s to come
By Chris Mooney
December 11, 2018
Available at: <https://www.washingtonpost.com/energyenvironment/2018/12/11/arctic-is-even-worse-shape-thanyou-realize/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.508085a17318>. Retrieved on: July 2, 2019. Adapted.
A
“78 percent” (line 61) refers to the increase in the total
volume of ice in the Arctic Ocean in September
between 1979 and 2012.
B
“75 percent” (line 78) refers to the expansion of the
September sea ice in the Arctic Ocean between 1979
and 2012.
C
“15 trillion tons” (line 81) refers to the amount of floating
ice in the month of September in 2012.
D
“3.5 trillion tons” (lines 83-84) refers to the amount of
floating ice in the month of September in 1979.
E
“4.66 trillion tons” (line 84) refers to the approximate
amount of floating ice in September in the year the text
was published.