Rising Salinity in Southern Ocean Accelerates Antarctic Ice Loss
TL;DR
A recent study reveals that increasing salinity in the surface waters near Antarctica is accelerating sea ice melt, contributing to the observed decline in Antarctic sea ice over the past decade and indicating a shift to a new environmental system.
- Near Antarctica, Saltier Seas Mean Less Ice, Study Finds The New York Times
- Southern Ocean saltier, hotter and losing ice fast as decades-long trend unexpectedly reverses Phys.org
- ‘Completely unexpected’: Antarctic sea ice may be in terminal decline due to rising Southern Ocean salinity The Conversation
- Melting ice and microplastics signal deepening disruption in Antarctica’s climate system ehn.org
- In Deep Water off Antarctica by Jessica T. Miskelly plough.com
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