Arctic Sea ice concentration, biweekly northern hemispheric chart – In 2007 the Arctic Sea ice melted early, and rapidly fell to record low levels. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The stunning blue meltwater lake that formed on the Arctic ice disappeared on Monday (July 29), draining through a crack in the underlying ice floe.Now, instead of 2 feet (0.6 meters) of freshwater slopping against a bright-yellow buoy, a remote webcam shows only ice and clouds.

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