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Related: About this forumBBC: Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts
Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms expertsBy Georgina Rannard, Becky Dale and Erwan Rivault
BBC News Climate & Science and Data Journalism Team
The sea-ice surrounding Antarctica is well below any previous recorded winter level, satellite data shows, a worrying new benchmark for a region that once seemed resistant to global warming.
"It's so far outside anything we've seen, it's almost mind-blowing," says Walter Meier, who monitors sea-ice with the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
An unstable Antarctica could have far-reaching consequences, polar experts warn.
Antarctica's huge ice expanse regulates the planet's temperature, as the white surface reflects the Sun's energy back into the atmosphere and also cools the water beneath and near it.
BBC News Climate & Science and Data Journalism Team
The sea-ice surrounding Antarctica is well below any previous recorded winter level, satellite data shows, a worrying new benchmark for a region that once seemed resistant to global warming.
"It's so far outside anything we've seen, it's almost mind-blowing," says Walter Meier, who monitors sea-ice with the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
An unstable Antarctica could have far-reaching consequences, polar experts warn.
Antarctica's huge ice expanse regulates the planet's temperature, as the white surface reflects the Sun's energy back into the atmosphere and also cools the water beneath and near it.
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BBC: Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts (Original Post)
OKIsItJustMe
Sep 2023
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OKIsItJustMe
(20,182 posts)1. NSIDC: Antarctic Sea Ice Extent (Area of ocean with at least 15% sea ice)
OKIsItJustMe
(20,182 posts)2. NSIDC: Antarctic Sea Ice Extent
OKIsItJustMe
(20,182 posts)3. University of Bremen: Antarctic Sea Ice Concentration
Think. Again.
(15,639 posts)4. K&R
bucolic_frolic
(45,816 posts)5. Exponential Melt
Faster and faster
Jack-o-Lantern
(1,008 posts)6. But...But...Climate change and global warming is a hoax...isn't it?
OKIsItJustMe
(20,182 posts)7. As it turns out, there may be some truth to it
Reality has a well known liberal bias. Stephen Colbert