Antarctic winter sea ice hits “extreme” record low
Reuters Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center said on Monday, adding to scientists’ fears that the impact of climate change at the southern pole is ramping up. Researchers warn the shift can have dire consequences for animals like penguins […]
Arctic sea ice suffers “devastating” loss, shrinks to second lowest on record
Buenos Aires, Argentina/Arctic OceanReuters Warming in the Arctic shrank the ice covering the polar ocean this year to its second-lowest extent in four decades, scientists announced Monday, yet another sign of how climate change is rapidly transforming the region. Satellites recorded this year’s sea ice minimum at 3.74 million square kilometres on 15th September, only […]