Antarctica’s Paradox

Antarctica: Sea Ice, Catalyst ABC TV: Thursday, 31 July 201

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Expanding sea ice is leading many to believe that global warming is not having an impact on Antarctica. The recent stranding of research vessels in unusually thick sea ice even led some to claim that climate research in this region is a waste of time. But investigations by reporter Anja Taylor reveal that changing wind patterns, evidence from ice cores and glacial ice paint a very different picture.

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