“once-in-7.5-million-year event.”

Antarctic sea ice is growing very quickly and extent is a little below the 1981-2010 average. Google AI says it is hardly growing and the lowest in 7.5 million years.

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Extent is nearly identical to 1986

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Antarctic sea ice extent is slightly lower than 1986, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2017 and 2018, and is considerably higher than 1966.

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