Antarctic winter sea ice hits ‘extreme’ record low

 

I’m like in the unfortunate position of an Airbnb client tasked with advising the inheritors of the Earth that they can keep the security deposit because some of my guest fouled the pool. [Oh, and “someone” said there’s like a bad smell in the basement.]  That smell, purportedly down in the basement, might be those Penguins  (their notorious party crashers) or a Polar Bear, or any of the other climate refugees migrating form off the disappearing sea ice.[1] Walt Meier, NSIDC senior scientist had the following to say: “It’s not just a record-breaking year; it’s an extreme record-breaking year.”

Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)[2] said on Monday, adding to scientists’ fears that the impact of climate change at the southern pole is ramping up. Not to sweat it though, direct the penguins to the nearest port and if that Polar Bear is still in the basement, he’ll sober up eventually. He’s just been belly aching since its home melted[3].

 

Grenée 10.02.2023 23:11Hrs

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[1] “How Does Sea Ice Affect Global Climate?” Ocean Facts | National Ocean Service, U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2011, https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sea-ice-climate.html. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.

 

[2] “Welcome to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.” National Snow and Ice Data Center - a Part of CIRES at the University of Colorado Boulder, © 2023, National Snow and Ice Data Center, https://nsidc.org/home. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.

 

[3] Hancock, L. “Six Ways Loss of Arctic Ice Impacts Everyone.” World Wildlife Fund, © 2023 World Wildlife Fund., 2019, www.worldwildlife.org/pages/six-ways-loss-of-arctic-ice-impacts-everyone. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023. World Wildlife Fund Inc. is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization (tax ID number 52-1693387) under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

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