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May 3, 2024

Antarctica melts too fast!

 


He seemed to hold on, firmly hooked to the floe. Yet the tray of Witkins, located in theAntarctic, begins to crumble. It all began on February 28, when an iceberg broke loose. Since another, as big as 5 times the city of Paris, disintegrated in the sea. 75% of this block has already disappeared.

The tray is held at the South Pole by a thin layer of ice which decreases ostensibly. The cause, all world knows it: global warming. Every year the temperature, in this part of the world has increased by 0.5 ° C every 10 years for 50 years.

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Antarctic's ice sheet is melting 6 times faster than in 1979 (May 2024)