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Antarctic sea ice decline

Antarctic sea ice has been in sharp decline in recent years and its winter maximum reached a record low in 2023.

This chart shows Antarctic sea ice extent anomaly since 1978, by month, with years superimposed on each other.

Rights: Ariaan Purich, CC BY-4.0

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