ACCELERATED ARCTIC ICE LOSS

Partial photo: William Justen de Vasconcellos  

Arctic ice levels logged in the last two years have reached record lows, while per decade they have dropped on average since 1979 to 2020 by nearly 13%. The warming of the Arctic Ocean is contributing to an estimated near 4% of the entire global ocean warming. A near 90% reduction of average sea ice thickness has been witnessed in the Barents Sea (a small part of the Arctic), which has led to a decrease in sea ice import from the polar basin. Globally, average sea temperatures went up at a rate of 0.015 celsius per year from 1993-2019. Check out another chapter in AN IMPENDING CALAMITY.

Story Source: Taylor & Francis Group.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210922201835.htm