Antarctica has likely broken a new record for the lowest annual maximum amount of sea ice around the continent. It has surpassed the current minimum by a million square kilometres. Scientists now fear global warming may have pushed the region into a new era of ice disappearance with far-reaching consequences.
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Antarctica has likely broken a new record for the lowest annual maximum amount of sea ice around the continent. It has surpassed the current minimum by a million square kilometres. Scientists now fear global warming may have pushed the region into a new era of ice disappearance with far-reaching consequences.