Antarctic Sea Ice Timelapse

Antarctic sea ice has gradually diminished over the last few decades, as surrounding oceans have grown warmer and northward winds stronger. Visit our Instagram @dailyoverview to watch a Timelapse video of melting in a ~18,000 square kilometer (7,800 square mile) area near the Ross Sea. In the last decade, Antarctica lost an estimated 252 billion tons (229 billion metric tons) of ice per year.

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NASA / Google Timelapse