Global Warming: Antarctic Ice Sheet Reduced by 2,643.3 Gigatons by March 2022
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One of the most visible impacts of climate change is rising sea levels. This rise in sea level is due to melting polar ice caps caused by global warming.
According to data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the ice sheet in Antarctica had decreased by 2,643.3 gigatons as of March 15, 2022 (1 gigaton = 1 billion metric tons).
Between 2010 and March 2022, the highest reduction in the mass of the Antarctic ice sheet occurred in December 2021, reaching 2,754.7 gigatons.
Antarctica contains more than half of the world's freshwater in its frozen ice sheet. If global warming continues unchecked, Antarctica will soon pass a "point of no return" that could turn the continent arid.
As polar ice melts due to climate change, it also poses problems for animals that depend on sea ice for breeding, hunting, and foraging.
(Read More: NASA: Earth's Surface Temperature Rose 0.85 °C in 2021)
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