Publication: The Weather Network 

UCLA Expert: Marilyn Raphael: Director, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; Professor, UCLA Department of Geography; Affiliate, Luskin Global Public Affairs 

Synopsis: An article by The Weather Network features commentary by Raphael, who explains that this year Antarctic sea ice melted away to the lowest summer extent seen on record. 

UCLA News: Raphael commented on the alarming trends that were recently observed. “In past years, the ice around Antarctica would have continued to expand for at least another few weeks, reaching a maximum extent in late September. However, after Sept. 1, 2021, the ice instead began to dwindle — slowly at first, but by mid-October the numbers plummeted. Ice extent measured through the rest of the southern spring and into southern summer tracked among the lowest seen so far.” 

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