Surface of the Antarctic ice reached a record peak

Sea-ice in Antarctica has reached the annual maximum, which proved to be a record in the history of observations - 19.44 million square kilometers. That's a million more than the average for the period since 1979. to 2000. year. In the Arctic this year placed opposite record. Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, 16 September reached an annual minimum of 3.41 million square kilometers, which is a record low value in the history of satellite observations.