Antarctica experiences record ice melt, researchers say.
According to scientists, since the beginning of summer, ice levels have remained well below average and below previous years.
247 Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado Boulder (USA) reported that the melting of sea ice in Antarctica has reached a new record. On the 13th, the extent of sea ice in Antarctica, the South Pole of Planet Earth, fell to 1,91 million square kilometers (km²), below the previous record of 1,92 million km², on February 25th of last year. The information was published by FSP.
According to researchers, since the beginning of summer, ice levels have remained well below average and last year's records. "The weather conditions have brought warm air to the region on both sides of the Antarctic Peninsula," they stated. In Brazil, the season lasts from December 21st to March 21st.
Last Tuesday (14), the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, said that the planet is at risk of a displacement "of biblical proportions" of people who may no longer live in cities with coastal areas, and move to municipalities far from the sea. The leader cited global warming and the consequent advance of the sea as one of the causes of accelerated migration in the world.
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