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Antarctic sea ice is INCREASING: Big freeze breaks records - but scientists claim the rise is caused by global warming Images suggest there is 7.7 million square miles of sea around continent This is double size of the Antarctic and three times the size of Australia Fast westerly winds, which go around Antarctica, are now moving south This is linked to an increase in greenhouse gases and increase in sea ice Separate study found region's glaciers are melting faster than ever before

Item Type:	Newspaper Article
Keywords:	sea ice, Antarctica, sea ice extent
Research Division:	Earth Sciences
Research Group:	Oceanography
Research Field:	Physical oceanography
Objective Division:	Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards
Objective Group:	Understanding climate change
Objective Field:	Effects of climate change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments (excl. social impacts)
UTAS Author:	Williams, GD (Associate Professor Guy Williams)
UTAS Author:	Lieser, JL (Dr Jan Lieser)
ID Code:	95034
Year Published:	2014
Deposited By:	CRC-Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems
Deposited On:	2014-09-23
Last Modified:	2014-09-23
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