Antarctic sea ice is currently the lowest on record for this time of year

My next 'climate viz of the month' blog is out, which shares some of my (very) scattered thoughts on what is driving the recent #Antarctic sea ice anomaly: https://t.co/4QzBhL1jQc pic.twitter.com/RouvKh55Fs

— Zack Labe (@ZLabe) July 22, 2023

Antarctica: the Earth's beating heart
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In the last six months, the amount of sea ice around Antarctica has hit record lows - for both the summer and winter - since satellite records began in the 1970s!

Why is sea ice important? 🧊🌊 pic.twitter.com/TPyqE8TKV6

— Antarctic Science Foundation (@AntarcticSF) July 24, 2023

🚨 Antarctic sea ice loss seen almost right around the continent’s 18,000km coastline.

“I’m genuinely worried. As a scientist I’m worried that I can’t find the answers, or that we might have missed something.” - Dr Will Hobbs AAPP/@UTAS_ , @Guardian

➡️ https://t.co/rQckInDdMF pic.twitter.com/fqu8SwLRzv

— Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (@Ant_Partnership) July 29, 2023

Blog post

• CLIMATE VIZ OF THE MONTH

Data Visualization

• ANTARCTIC: SEA-ICE CONCENTRATION/EXTENT/THICKNESS

Media Report

• ‘Something weird is going on’: search for answers as Antarctic sea ice stays at historic lows
• CNN: Antarctica is missing an Argentina-sized amount of sea ice – and scientists are scrambling to figure out why