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veggibles ( veggibles@lemmy.wtf )  to World News@quokk.au · 4 months ago

Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average

www.theguardian.com

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Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average

www.theguardian.com

veggibles ( veggibles@lemmy.wtf )  to World News@quokk.au · 4 months ago
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A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’
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  • Derpenheim ( Derpenheim@lemmy.zip ) 
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    But muh data center!

    • quick_snail ( quick_snail@feddit.nl ) 
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      4 months ago

      Use wind, solar, hydro, or geothermal

  • xylol ( xylol@leminal.space ) 
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    I remember seeing this like satellite video of the ice over the years and how small it is now its pretty scary

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    the region was important for krill – a critical part of the food web for species in the region. Krill would usually be hiding from predators under the ice in winter, where they graze on algae.

    Yeah, that sounds bad

  • quick_snail ( quick_snail@feddit.nl ) 
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    This is fine /s

    melts

  • Phoenixz ( phoenixz@lemmy.ca ) 
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    Don’t care anymore because if I continue to care I’ll dunk myself off a bridge

    The world is dying from cancer and humanity is the cancer. Nobody cares, so neither will I

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