Why Antarctica's sea ice cover is so low (and no, it's not just about climate change)
- Written by Julie Arblaster, Associate Professor, Monash University
Sea ice responds to changes in winds and ocean currents, sometimes with origins thousands of kilometres away.NASA/Nathan Kurtz
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Sea ice cover in Antarctica shrank rapidly to a record low in late 2016 and has remained well below average. But what’s behind this dramatic melting and low ice cover since?
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