Missing winter sea-ice signals changes in Antarctica that could be 'absolute disaster for the world', scientists say.
BBC News Climate & Science and Data Journalism Team
Without its ice cooling the planet, Antarctica could transform from Earth's refrigerator to a radiator, experts say. "We can see how much more vulnerable it is," says Dr Robbie Mallet, of the University of Manitoba, who is based on the Antarctic peninsula. Sea-ice acts as a protective sleeve for the ice covering the land and prevents the ocean from heating up.
That could add a lot more heat to the planet, disrupting Antarctica's usual role as a regulator of global temperatures.
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