Satellite observations show Arctic ________

A) animals will do better as the ocean warms
B) sea ice is drifting to lower and lower latitudes
C) vegetation is getting more sparse because of warming temperatures
D) air pollution is the direct cause of warming in the region
E) glacial ice is now undergoing more extreme melting then decades ago


Answer: E

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