#Antarctica experienced an unprecedented coastal disturbance event in 2025.
Record-low seasonal sea ice allowed exceptional iceberg movement, producing the highest seabed scouring ever recorded near the West Antarctic Peninsula, with potential major long-term biodiversity impacts.
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Antarctica is an extreme region in many ways and long term marine ice monitoring shows 2025 was the most of those extremes. Seasonal sea ice duration was observed daily at Rothera Research Station, A...