Antarctica’s sea ice is at its lowest extent ever recorded

Antarctica’s sea ice is at its lowest extent ever recorded

• Antarctica’s sea ice has been recorded low level of about 14.2 million sq. km, significantly below the normal extent of 16.7 million sq. km for this time of year.
• The sea ice extent of Antarctica was about 14.2 million sq. km as of 25th July, the normal extent of sea extent for this year should be closer to 16.7 million sq. km.
• Antarctica lost about 2.6 million sq. km of sea ice compared to the long-term average of the satellite era.
• There has been significant drop in winter sea ice extent from 2015, compared to record highs observed in the years 2012 to 2014.

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Published date : 01 Aug 2023 05:30PM