Without its ice cooling the planet, Antarctica could transform from Earth’s refrigerator to a radiator.
The Antarctic’s sea-ice has reached a record low and the consequences could be devastating, polar experts have warned.
“It’s so far outside anything we’ve seen, it’s almost mind-blowing,” said Dr Walter Meier, who monitors sea-ice with the National Snow and Ice Data Centre.Shutterstock.com
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