what's happening (photo) – UNIAN

The current winter on Galindez Island, where the Ukrainian polar station “Akademik Vernadsky” is located, has become the coldest in Antarctica over the past 6 years, only now summer is beginning there. Scientists say large amounts of sea ice prevent the ocean from releasing heat into the air.

“Back in July, our meteorologists predicted that the winter of 2024 would be cool and with little snow. Indeed, in May, a cold water mass established in the ocean to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula. Since then, it has not only remained, but also spread to the entire Western Antarctic,” they said at the National Antarctic Science Centre.

Therefore, this winter has become the coldest in the last 6…