Antarctic sea ice reaches record low

By Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologist There is currently less sea ice surrounding the Antarctic continent than at any point since reliable records began in 1979. “As of Tuesday, it looks like we hit a new record low in the satellite era,” Mark Serreze, the director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center, said. It wasn’t too long ago – less than 3 years to be … Continue reading Antarctic sea ice reaches record low

Too late now to save Arctic summer ice, climate scientists find

ce-free summers inevitable even with sharp emissions cuts and likely to result in more extreme heatwaves and floods Damian Carrington Environment editor It is now too late to save summer Arctic sea ice, research has shown, and scientists say preparations need to be made for the increased extreme weather across the northern hemisphere that is likely to occur as a result. Analysis shows that even if greenhouse gas … Continue reading Too late now to save Arctic summer ice, climate scientists find