00:00There are major concerns that the world is experiencing the start of a long-term trend of decline in Antarctic
00:05sea ice.
00:06Reuters knows that the sea ice that covers the ocean around Antarctica hit a record low surface area in the
00:12winter,
00:12and scientists fear the impact of climate change is increasing at the southern pole.
00:17According to NASA, this is the sixth lowest year in satellite record.
00:21Scientists track the seasonal and annual fluctuations because sea ice shapes Earth's polar ecosystems
00:27and plays a significant role in global climate.
00:30A sea ice researcher had this to say to Reuters.
00:33I guess the key message here is that to protect these frozen parts of the world
00:38that are really important for a whole number of reasons,
00:41we really need to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.
00:43We need to reduce them as much as we can, as fast as we can.
