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The sea-ice surrounding Antarctica is well below any previous recorded winter level, satellite data shows, a worrying new benchmark for a region that once seemed resistant to global warming.
Data shows that area five times the size of the British Isles is missing ice as scientists warn that the consequences could be devastating
The ice that floats on the Antarctic Ocean's surface now measures less than 17 million sq km
The ice surrounding Earth's southernmost continent now measures less than 6.5 million square miles (17 million sq km), according to the US's National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Missing winter sea-ice signals changes in Antarctica that could be "absolute disaster for the world", scientists say.