Satellite Images Reveal Missing Antarctic Ice the 'Size of France'
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West Antarctica is missing a chunk of ice – the size of France. “I’m worried. It’s depressing,” sea ice expert Dr Will Hobbs told The Guardian. He doesn’t think we’ll see any more ice in the area.
Antarctica's west coast is missing an area of sea ice larger than state of California, and it spells doom for an entire ecosystem
Antarctica is currently missing a massive expanse of winter sea ice that covers an area roughly the size of France, a development that has experts sounding the alarm about the stability of the entire continent. Satellite imagery confirms that the Bellingshausen Sea, which should be blanketed in thick ice during the month of June, is sitting almost entirely open, The Guardian reported. This missing ice totals about 650,000 square kilometres, or 2…
Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average
The Guardian reported A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’ Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/13/antarcticas-west-coast-missing-an-area-of-sea-ice-the-size-of-france-as-temperatures-peak-20c-above-average
The west coast of Antarctica has run out of sea ice on an area comparable to that of France, which raises concerns for threatened penguins, marine life and the level of...
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