Climate change winning? Scientists confirm receding Antarctic sea ice has hit record low!
The sea ice is likely to decrease further as it usually melts to its smallest for the year at the end of February in the summer of southern hemisphere, researchers said.
Feb 16, 2017, 22:52 PM ISTClimate change: Total loss of sea ice this year bigger than the entire area of India!
Warming temperatures caused the oceans to warm up as well, which in turn caused above average sea ice loss.
Dec 07, 2016, 14:40 PM ISTAntarctic has barely changed in size in last 100 years, claim scientists
According to estimates by climate scientists at the University of Reading in London, Antarctic has lost only 14 per cent summer sea ice since the early 1900s.
Nov 24, 2016, 19:22 PM ISTMicroalgae chemical to aid scientists in examining past changes to Antarctic sea ice!
The source of the chemical in question has been traced to a widespread and commonly occurring constituent of microalgae inhabiting Antarctic sea ice.
Aug 30, 2016, 23:37 PM ISTToxic mercury found in Antarctic sea ice: Study
The study, led by a team from the University of Melbourne, found significant amounts of methylmercury, an especially dangerous strain of mercury, in the Southern Ocean, Xinhua news agency reported.