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Why Is Arctic Sea Ice Decreasing While Antarctic Sea Ice Is Not? |
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Answer» Sea ICE extent is affected by winds and OCEAN currents as well as temperature. Sea ice in the partly-enclosed Arctic Ocean seems to be responding directly to WARMING, while changes in winds and in the ocean SEEM to be dominating the patterns of climate and sea ice change in the ocean around Antarctica. Sea ice extent is affected by winds and ocean currents as well as temperature. Sea ice in the partly-enclosed Arctic Ocean seems to be responding directly to warming, while changes in winds and in the ocean seem to be dominating the patterns of climate and sea ice change in the ocean around Antarctica. |
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