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.
Antarctica’s huge ice expanse regulates the planet’s temperature, as the white surface reflects the Sun’s energy back into the atmosphere.
An unstable Antarctica could have far-reaching consequences, polar experts have wanted.
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