“It’s not just a record-breaking year, it’s an extreme record-breaking year,” one scientist said.
Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. 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.who breed and rear their young on the sea ice, while also hastening global warming by reducing how much sunlight is reflected by white ice back into space.
“It’s not just a record-breaking year, it’s an extreme record-breaking year,” said NSIDC senior scientist Walt Meier. Seasons are reversed in the Southern hemisphere with sea ice generally peaking around September near the end of winter and later melting to its lowest point in February or March as summer draws to a close.The summer Antarctic sea ice extent also hit a record low in February, breaking the previous mark set in 2022.
The shift in recent years toward record-low conditions has scientists concerned climate change may finally be presenting itself in Antarctic sea ice.published earlier this month in the journal Communications Earth and Environment pointed to climate change as a potential factor.
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