Antarctic Lost Sea Ice Twice the Size of Spain in Five Years, Researchers Say – RNZ
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Article Synopsis – A research team found that Antarctica lost “more than one million square kilometres of sea ice, an area twice the size of Spain, in five years”. The team found that “a series of severe storms in the Antarctic summer of 2016-2017 caused a reduction in a third of the sea ice in the Weddell Sea”. This ice loss has implications not only for climate change, but for the wildlife in the region. To read the actual article click here.