Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches Record Highs Due to Increasing Polar Winds

Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches Record Highs Due to Increasing Polar Winds,
September 18, 2013,
By Catherine Griffin,
Scienceworld Report

While temperatures have increased across the planet, something a bit strange is happening in the Antarctic--sea ice is increasing. In fact, there's more sea ice there now than in the 1970s and there may just be a record high this year in terms of ice coverage. Now, scientists may have an explanation behind this apparently growing sea ice: polar winds.