Over the past four summers, Antarctic sea ice extent has hit new lows. I'm part of a large group of scientists who set out to explore the consequences of summer sea ice loss after the record lows of .

Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's climate, and the ice is a key habitat for underwater as well as above ...

Low sea-ice area negatively affects krill, small crustaceans that feed and find refuge beneath the sea ice, as well as fatty silverfish. Reductions in krill and fish populations affect their ...

Social media posts are claiming to disprove the effects of climate change in Antarctica by comparing the amount of sea ice extent observed on a single day in 2024 to the coverage recorded on the ...

For example, the Arctic has lost about 70% of its ice volume since the 1980s, according to The Economist. In 2023, Antarctic sea ice levels reached a 2,000-year low, the BBC reported.

The team found that in summers with low sea ice since 2016, the loss of sea ice led to a 0.3°C rise in the average temperature in the Southern Ocean between the latitudes of 65° and 80° south.

Record low sea ice Since 2015, Antarctica has displayed record-low sea ice extent, according to the study, which appeared in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Antarctica’s annual maximum sea ice extent in September 2023 was the lowest on record, with approximately 1.75 million square kilometres less sea ice than normal – an area equivalent to about ...

Over the past four summers, Antarctic sea ice extent has hit new lows. I'm part of a large group of scientists who set out to explore the consequences of summer sea ice loss after the record lows ...

Record low sea ice Since 2015, Antarctica has displayed record-low sea ice extent, according to the study, which appeared in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

New research explores the wide-ranging consequences of record low summer sea ice in Antarctica. From more ocean warming to extra icebergs, it’s bad news we must hear.