Antarctic Ice Melts to January Record Low – USA Today
Credit: National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Article Synopsis – Scientists announced this week that sea ice around Antarctica reached a new record low for January since records began in 1978. As of Jan. 1, there was 2.11 million square miles of sea ice around the continent, which is 11,600 square miles below the previous record low for that date, set in 2017, and 726,000 square miles below average. To read the actual article click here.