Antarctic ice melt may not have as much of an impact on sea level rise as first thought on sea level rise.
Scientists have found that melting glaciers are causing a loss of species diversity among benthos in the coastal waters off the Antarctic Peninsula.
The 2015 Antarctic maximum sea ice extent has broken its streak of record highs. The sea ice cover of the Southern Ocean reached its yearly maximum extent on Oct. 6.
British and Australian Scientists found in their research that Antarctic warming results in more soil fungal species, and should exceed by 25 percent in 2100.
