- Scientists alarmed that dramatic drops are a signal the climate crisis may now be more clearly influencing Antarctica
- The sea ice that fringes Antarctica dropped to just 737,000 square miles (1.91 million square kilometers) on February 13.
- The previous record of 741,000 square miles (1.92 million square kilometers) set on February 25 last year.
Antarctic sea ice has reached record low levels for the second time in two years, with some scientists alarmed that dramatic drops are a signal the climate crisis may now be more clearly influencing this vast, complex and isolated region.
Record low in Antarctic sea ice
The sea ice that fringes Antarctica dropped to just 737,000 square miles (1.91 million square kilometers) on February 13, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, or NSIDC, below the previous record of 741,000 square miles (1.92 million square kilometers) set on February 25 last year.
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Source: Crossroads today
