the Sea ice is supposed to be gone by july.
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The levels of Antarctic sea-ice last week hit an all-time high â confounding climate change computer models which say it should be in decline.
Americaâs National Snow And Ice Data Center, which is funded by Nasa, revealed that ice around the southern continent covers about 16million sq km, more than 2.1âmillion more than is usual for the time of year.
It is by far the highest level since satellite observations on which the figures depend began in 1979.
In statistical terms, the extent of the ice cover is hugely significant.
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The Gerlache Strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsular off Anvers Island
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The Gerlache Strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsular off Anvers Island
It represents the latest stage in a trend that started ten years ago, and means that an area the size of Greenland, which would normally be open water, is now frozen.
The Antarctic surge is so big that overall, although Arctic ice has decreased, the frozen area around both poles is one million square kilometres more than the long-term average.
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In its authoritative Fifth Assessment Report released last year, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change admitted that the computer models on which scientists base their projections say Antarctic ice should be in decline, not increasing.
The report said: âThere is low confidence in the scientific understanding of the observed increase in Antarctic sea ice extent since 1979, due to⦠incomplete and competing scientific explanations for the causes of change.â
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