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.”
climate change in the arctic:35
from 1979–1996, the average per decade decline in entire ice coverage was a 2.2% decline in ice extent and a 3% decline in ice area.