Antarctic sea ice reached its third-lowest winter maximum in satellite records; the latest measurement adds another data point to scientists’ assessment of long-term changes in polar ice
According to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC), Antarctic sea ice likely reached its annual maximum extent for the year on September 14. On the date, the ice covered an estimated 17.59 million square kilometres, making it the third-lowest maximum on record. It has fallen a million square kilometres or almost…