More than 200 scientists from 19 countries want to tell us the Southern Ocean is in trouble
- Written by: Andrew J Constable, Adviser, Antarctica and Marine Systems, Science & Policy, University of Tasmania
Pat James, Australian Antarctic DivisionWhile the Southern Ocean around Antarctica has been warming for decades, the annual extent of winter sea ice seemed relatively stable – compared to the Arctic. In some areas Antarctic sea ice was even increasing.
That was until 2016, when everything changed. The annual extent of winter sea ice stopped...