💙 The annual cycle of the Southern Ocean freezing and melting is like a heartbeat for Earth. This animation shows Antarctic sea ice coverage pulsing between winter 🔷 and summer 🔶 over the 45 years since satellite records began in 1978. Credit: Owen Kaluza, Australian Earth System Simulator (ACCESS-NRI) Data: National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC)
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