Melting Woes: Antarctic Sea Ice at Record Lows

Shifting winds and warm air temperatures contributed to the record-low extent of sea ice around Antarctica in November.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Caption by Kathryn Hansen.

Published December 16, 2016
Data acquired 1978 - December 14, 2016

Source:

DMSP > SSM/I