Antarctica Alarms: At Its Lowest Level, It Corresponds To The Size Of New York!

Antarctica has reached another low-level record. Measurements by satellite indicate that sea ice surrounding Antarctica has reached its lowest level since 1979.

Antarctica’s coastal waters change a lot every year. In Antarctica, as of February 12, the glacier melt record of 2022 was broken. The melting of 1.79 million km2 worried experts.

Sea ice around Antarctica reached its lowest level at 1.79 million square kilometers on February 21, 2023. This is 130 thousand square kilometers below the previous record level reached on February 25, 2022; This difference corresponds to an area the size of the state of New York.