even as sea ice in the arctic has seen a rapid and consistent decline over the past decade, its counterpart in the southern hemisphere has seen its extent increasing.”
even as sea ice in the arctic has seen a rapid and consistent decline over the past decade, its counterpart in the southern hemisphere has seen its extent increasing.”
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antarctic sea ice extent gradually increased in the period of satellite observations, which began in 1979, until a rapid decline in southern hemisphere spring of 2016.