Ocean warming seems the main driver of Antarctica’s sea-ice loss. But as satellites show, the change is not universal and sea ice persists in East Antarctica and the Weddell Sea.
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Senior lecturer, University of Tasmania
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Senior Research Fellow in History, Flinders University
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Assistant Professor of History, Texas Tech University
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Professor in Ocean Physics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Reader in Environmental History, Department of History, University of Bristol
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Deputy Science Leader, Polar Oceans Team, British Antarctic Survey
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Postdoctoral Physical Oceanography, British Antarctic Survey
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NERC Independent Research Fellow in Oceanography, University of Southampton
