Antarctic sea ice shrinks to lowest annual maximum level on record, data shows
by Graham Readfearn from Environment | The Guardian on (#6F2FQ)
Scientists fear global heating may have shifted region into new era of disappearing ice with far-reaching consequences
Antarctica has likely broken a new record for the lowest annual maximum amount of sea ice around the continent, beating the previous low by a million square kilometres.
The new mark is the latest in a string of records for the continent's sea ice, as scientists fear global heating could have shifted the region into a new era of disappearing ice with far reaching consequences for the world's climate and sea levels.
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