Marine ice on the northern frozen ocean
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There was a lower marine ice covering the oceans in February of this year more than any other registered point, according to satellite measurements from the European Union Climate Climate Co -Co -Service.
“One of the warmer world’s consequences is the melting of marine ice, and the record or low marine ice cover in both poles pushed to the global sea ice cover to the minimum at all.” Samantha Burgis At the European Center for Medium Range Weather in a statement. The average global temperatures in February of this year rose 1.59 degrees Celsius higher than the average before industry, making it the third February ever, according to the service.
These high temperatures affected the global marine ice, which includes both the Arctic, where the marine ice is currently located near its annual maximum and the southern pole. The satellite record extends for both regions to 1979.
In the North Pole, marine ice remained at 8 percent less than average during February, and almost lost the ice area of the United Kingdom. This was the third consecutive month to set a new monthly record in the Arctic.
This decrease in the northern hemisphere has decreased with a long -term decrease in marine ice in Antarctica, which has been seen over the past two years. Although marine ice in Antarctica seemed to be recovered to levels close to the average in December last year, it quickly decreased again. In February, the ice reached the fourth more extent ever for this month, with 26 percent less than average.
“The cause of great anxiety,” said low ice in both half of the globe is “a cause of great concern.” Robert Larter In the British Antarctic Survey in a statement. He says that the lack of snow will harm the polar ecosystems and expose ice shelves to more ocean water, which may accelerate fusion and sea level rise.
The missing ice also contains an effect that exceeds the columns: it means less ice means that less solar radiation will be reflected in the space, which increases the warning. It can also weaken global ocean currents that depend on the thick salty water that is produced when marine ice is formed.
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