Antarctic sea ice at record low for end of June, warns Met Office | Gotcha
The amount of sea ice around Antarctica is at a record low for the end of June, the Met Office has said.
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The amount of sea ice around Antarctica is at a record low for the end of June, the Met Office has said.
The record low ice cover for this time of year provides further evidence about the effects of climate change
There is still time for the ice to recover before the typical yearly peak in September, but it could also become the lowest year on record.
Scientists fear the levels may not improve with the Met Office warning it is significantly below the previous record, by 1.3 million sq km (501,930 sq miles) - an area more than five times that of the UK.
Sea surface temperatures off the northeast coast of England and to the west of Ireland were 3 to 4C above normal, a Met Office analysis has found.