This Is What Antarctica’s Warming Looks Like!

Antarctica is extremely sensitive to small rises in the annual average temperature. The mean annual air temperature of the Antarctic Peninsula has increased by nearly 3°C in the last 50 years. So, global warming is real. Check out five facts that confirm the awful results of Antarctica’s warming.

Larsen B ice shelf breakup

Over a 35-day period in early 2002, Antarctica’s Larsen B ice shelf lost a total of about 1,255 square miles. This is one of the largest shelf retreats ever recorded. In the picture, taken by NASA’s MODIS satellite sensor on February 23, you can see the shelf mid-disintegration with a cloud of icebergs in the Weddell Sea.

Large iceberg

Global warming is forcing ice shelves to calve, producing icebergs. Scientists will examine calving shelves, determining how they affect the world’s oceans and climate.

Penguins

Scientists worry that warming temperatures will encroach on penguin habitats, threatening their populations.

Leopard seals

Leopard seals plunge through Antarctic waters. Finding a mate can be challenging in terms of global warming.

Neumeyer Channel

Icebergs drift across Antarctica’s Neumeyer Channel. Scientists predict melting Antarctic shelves, raising sea levels around the world, flooding hundreds of thousands of square miles and displacing tens of millions of people.

Source: Nationalgeographic

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