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Antarctic Sea ice extent hits a new record low, possibly heading to set the most significant negative anomaly ever observed in the satellite era

At the end of December, sea ice in Antarctica reached its lowest extent on record. Yet, in the long-term Antarctic sea ice still shows an …

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Arctic Sea Ice Extent Growing Fast at the Very Beginning of the Winter Season Although broad open-water areas persist due to mild autumn. Abrupt decline and unusual sea ice distribution in Antarctica.

Arctic sea ice extent in November 2022 is increasing at a rate close to the 2010s average. Nevertheless, several peripheral seas had persistent open-water areas …

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A Powerful Heatwave is Affecting a Large part of Antarctica with Unprecedented Warm Temperatures More than 40 degrees Above Average

The warmest temperature ever recorded in a permanent weather station of the Antarctic Plateau in 66 operational years has been reached during an unprecedented heatwave …

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Unusually strong cold weather outbreak spreads from Antarctica into central South America, bringing early winter temperature records and first snowfall after decades

Winter in the Southern Hemisphere has brought an unusual cold weather outbreak from Antarctica into South America. Low-temperature records were broken, with snowfall returning to …

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The world’s largest iceberg broke off Antarctica’s Renn Ice Shelf. Named A-76, it heads into the Weddell Sea and is 5-times larger than New York city

An enormous iceberg broke off the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica, moving into the Weddell Sea. It is over 4,300 square kilometers in size and …

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*BREAKING* The Antarctic region has measured an incredible new absolute temperature record of +20.7°C (69.35°F), as an abnormally warm airmass moves over the Antarctic peninsula!

Only a week ago, a new highest temperature record has been reached for the continent of Antarctica. It was measured at the Argentine station Esperanza, …

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