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#Antarctic sea ice is nearing its annual maximum extent (austral winter). This year will not be setting any new records, though there are plenty of regional extremes as shown in August's anomaly pattern.

+ Concentration means the fraction of ice in an area
+ Graphic from https://zacklabe.com/antarctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/

In August 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 7.2% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 12th lowest monthly mean, with 9.1% less extent than normal (-617,526km²)
- #Antarctic, 4th lowest monthly mean, with 6.5% less exent than normal (1,178,424km²)

for more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

In August 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 7.2% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 12th lowest monthly mean, with 9.1% less extent than normal (-617,526km²)
- #Antarctic, 4th lowest monthly mean, with 6.5% less exent than normal (1,178,424km²)

for more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

In August 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 7.2% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 12th lowest monthly mean, with 9.1% less extent than normal (-617,526km²)
- #Antarctic, 4th lowest monthly mean, with 6.5% less exent than normal (1,178,424km²)

for more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

In August 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 7.2% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 12th lowest monthly mean, with 9.1% less extent than normal (-617,526km²)
- #Antarctic, 4th lowest monthly mean, with 6.5% less exent than normal (1,178,424km²)

for more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

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3-Sep-2026
Less #UVlight may mean less carbon storage in Antarctic tundra

The #Antarctic ozone layer is recovering, a major environmental success following the #MontrealProtocol. As the #ozone layer heals, less #ultraviolet radiation reaches the Antarctic surface—a change usually viewed as beneficial for living organisms.
But a new field study suggests that the ecological story may be more complicated.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142536

#science #environment #ecology

#Wlidlife #Nature

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonz%C3%A1lez_Videla_Antarctic_Base

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#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonz%C3%A1lez_Videla_Antarctic_Base

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#Antarctic #SouthersOcean #OceanCurrents #CircumpolarCurrent #OverturningCirculation #SeaIce #penguins #DurhamUniversity #COP30

#ICCI lecture: Basics on #Antarctica, and #climatechange consequences

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3jN-P27znM

#climate #ClimateScience #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis #EcosystemCollapse #systemcollapse #ecocide #fossilfuels #Co2 #Co2Emissions #methane #GreenhouseGases #KeepitInTheGround

Monitoring Antarctic Krill (Euphausia Superba) Distribution In The Southern Ocean - Environmental DNA (eDNA) Adds To The Toolbox
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1502498 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #krill #Euphausia #Antarctic #Antarctica #SouthernOcean #ecosystem #fishing #fishery #cost #economics #sustainability #sustainable #biomass #eDNA #DNA #remotesensing #acoustic #geostatistics #trawler #swarms #naturalresource #habitat #ice #benthic

@newscientist

👉*The 5 Major Climate Tipping Points: *👈

(5/n)

...crossing are:

1) the loss of the #Greenland ice sheet,

2) the demise of the West #Antarctic #IceSheet,

3) the die-off of tropical #CoralReefs,

4) the abrupt thaw of large areas of #Arctic #permafrost +

5) the slowing of an #Ocean current known as the #NorthAtlanticSubpolarGyre."

"Other #TippingPoints include

6) the die-off of #SeagrassMeadows and #MangroveForests, and the

7) collapse of #fisheries."

"For some...