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Description:

This image displays a dramatic comparison of the Antarctic landscape, showing significant ice melt between January and February 2020. The top panel, dated January 13, 2020, reveals a large section of snow and ice along a rocky coastline. The bottom panel, dated February 12, 2020, shows a noticeable reduction in the snow and ice cover, revealing more of the dark, rocky terrain and creating melt ponds on the ice sheet. This stark visual highlights the effects of a record heatwave on the region.

Author:

European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

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Wikimedia Commons

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Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ice_melting_in_Antarctica_%28ice-melting-antarctica%29.jpg