Antarctica’s sea ice hit another low this year – understanding how ocean warming is driving the loss is key

  • Written by: Craig Stevens, Professor in Ocean Physics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Antarctica’s sea ice hit another low this year – understanding how ocean warming is driving the loss is keyLana Young/AntarcticaNZ/NIWA/K872, CC BY-SA

At the end of the southern summer, Antarctica’s sea ice hit its annual minimum. By at least one measure, which tracks the area of ocean that contains at least 15% of sea ice, it was a little above the record low of 2023.

Source: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio.

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