We?re still losing ice at the poles

One of the key indicators and consequences of global warming is ice loss at the Earth?s poles. As the planet warms, on average and over time, more ice melts every summer. It refreezes in the winter, but again, as temperatures rise, in general we?ll see less ice at any given time as compared to the year before.The situation for the two poles is different. In the north, the Arctic ice floats on the ocean, and in the south, the Antarctic ice is over ...

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