Archive for month: November, 2023

Antarctic Sea Ice Sees Record Low Growth

Fast Company on the Five-Sigma Event

Earlier this summer (for those of us in the northern hemisphere), as Antarctica reached it's peak winter season, scientists observed what came to be known as a "five-sigma event" in Antarctic Sea Ice. This referred to the unprecedented…

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