Is the Antarctic Sea Ice On The Brink of Permanent Change?

A single Antarctic heatwave could push the World into an environmental collapse.

Ricky Lanusse
The New Climate.

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Katabatic winds (strong winds caused by high-pressure differences) in Antarctica contribute to the continent’s extreme climate (Source: Copernicus 14/03/2024)

Last year clinched the title for being the warmest ever. But 2024 is already blazing a trail of scorching temperatures from the get-go.

January 2024 marked the hottest January ever recorded. February was no different.

Countries all across the map are enduring extreme temperatures daily. Whether you are in the Southern Hemisphere’s summer or the Northern Hemisphere’s winter, heat is haunting us everywhere. The words unprecedented, historic, exceptional, or record-breaking have lost their alarming meaning, instead mutating into everyday words for an everyday piece of news.

EXCEPTIONAL ARGENTINA, UNPRECEDENTED HEAT AMERICAS, MOST EXTRAORDINARY EVENT IN CLIMATIC HISTORY (AFRICA). Those are just some of the latest reports and titles.

These conditions may feel like déjà vu from the extreme weather of 2023, as many of the underlying factors persist. The…

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