According to another report prepared by an international group of scientists, the ice cover on the Antarctic peninsula may shrink by approximately 20 percent by 2100. Experts note that such a change may lead to a significant rise in sea levels on a global scale.
It is noted that in the worst-case scenario, ice on the peninsula may decrease by almost one-fifth by the end of the 21st century. This can have a serious negative impact on the habitats of penguins, whales, and other polar animals, as well as cause various dangerous and destructive processes outside the region.
According to the main author of the study, Professor Bevan Davis of the University of Newcastle, the consequences of the changes observed in Antarctica are not limited to the local area.
He emphasized that the reduction of the ice cover causes negative climate-related consequences in other regions of the world by raising sea levels, changing the interaction between the ocean and the atmosphere, and affecting the processes of global circulation.
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