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'Completely unexpected': Antarctic sea ice may be in terminal decline due to rising Southern Ocean salinity
The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...
Ocean and atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic 'cold blob,' scientists find
A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms. The origin of this "cold blob ...
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Shrinking Antarctic sea ice is warming the ocean faster than expected
Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...
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NASA makes surprising discovery after capturing satellite image of the Arctic: 'Implications of this loss are far-reaching'
NASA's Terra satellite recently captured the seasonal breakup of sea ice in Canada's Amundsen Gulf, according to NASA's Earth ...
Near Antarctica, Saltier Seas Mean Less Ice, Study Finds
A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater near the surface could help explain some of the decrease in Antarctic sea ...