Over the past year or so, mobile food service has gone above and beyond the ice cream truck and the hot dog stand.

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Although few humans live in the Arctic, the disappearance of this ice cover can have effects far beyond the few residents and the wildlife of this harsh region.

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We have a pretty good idea that they're made of dirty ice, but beyond that, we don't really know the details of what they're made of.

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"Such a loss of Arctic sea ice has recently been assessed to set in motion powerful climate feedbacks which will have an impact far beyond the Arctic itself, " Sommerkorn said.

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