CNN May 08, 2026 • 18:00

A ‘triple whammy’ of chaos has triggered a downward spiral in Antarctica, scientists discover - Yahoo

By Laura Paddison, CNN

For decades, it seemed Antarctica might be insulated from rapid ice melting, but then sea ice began to decline dramatically. Scientists say they have figured...

For decades, it seemed Antarctica might be insulated from the kind of rapid ice melting unfolding in the Arctic. But in 2015, that changed when the sea ice fringing this vast, icy continent stopped e… [+4534 chars]

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A ‘triple whammy’ of chaos has triggered a downward spiral in Antarctica, scientists discover - Yahoo

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