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 400,000 square miles short of the long-term average, as per scientists.
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- 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 400,000 square miles short of the long-term average, as per scientists.
Sources: Times of India