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A Hidden Antarctic Tipping Point May Have Just Been Triggered
Season 7
Episode 9
Something unexpected and potentially irreversible is changing Antarctica and scientists finally know why. Over the past few decades, researchers have tracked the mysterious growth and sharp decline in sea ice in Antarctica. But a few years ago a troubling discovery was made that could upend global ocean circulation and change our planet’s climate forever.
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