“Truly the stuff of nightmares”: unprecedented low in Antarctic sea ice recorded

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Fri, 31/05/2024 - 04:51
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Fri, 31/05/2024 - 04:51
Each winter the surface of the sea freezes around Antarctica, over a vast area, mostly to a depth of about one metre. But this is starting to change. Last year, the sea ice reached an unprecedentedly low maximum extent of only 17 million square kilometres. Why aren’t we talking about sea ice? Perhaps it’s because Continue reading »