New record low sea ice extent forces Navy camp evacuation

A camp constructed by the U.S. Navy on a sea ice floe in the Arctic was evacuated last week. The camp’s early closure coincided with a new record low sea ice extent in the Arctic.
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Ice Camp Sargo, located in the Arctic Circle, served as the main stage for Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2016. (Photo courtesy of Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Thompson/U.S. Navy via Flickr Creativ Commons)Located about 200 miles off the coast of Prudhoe Bay, the camp was host to American sailors and scien