Antarctica's Sea Ice Decline Accelerates Amidst Climate Feedbacks and Data Gaps
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Recent studies reveal that Antarctica has lost as much ice since 2015 as Greenland, driven by rising salinity in the Southern Ocean which has led to the reappearance of the Maud Rise polynya, indicating significant instability in the ice-ocean system with global climate implications.,
Topics:science#antarctica#climate-change#environment#maud-rise-polynya#sea-ice-loss#southern-ocean-salinity
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