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November 28, 2023

Ahead of COP28 Climate Summit, U.N. Warns of Rapidly Melting Antarctic Sea Ice 
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The United Nations secretary-general has once again called on nations to
act to prevent a catastrophic rise in global temperatures. António
Guterres spoke to reporters in New York Monday ahead of the COP28 U.N.
climate summit, which opens later this week in Dubai. Over the weekend,
Guterres visited Antarctica to witness firsthand "the deadly impact of
the climate crisis." Guterres warned sea ice along Antarctica's coast is
now 1.5 million square kilometers below average for this time of year,
while southern sea ice is melting three times faster than the rate in
the early 1990s.

Secretary-General António Guterres: "It is profoundly shocking to stand
on the ice of Antarctica and hear directly from scientists how fast the
ice is disappearing. … This year Antarctica's sea ice hit an all-time
low. That matters for us all. What happens in Antarctica doesn't stay in
Antarctica. We live in an interconnected world."



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