LiveScience: The sea ice around Antarctica reached a record high in August of 7.2 million square miles (18.6 million square kilometers) -- the greatest extent observed since recordkeeping began in 1979.
But as Antarctic sea ice grows, the sea ice of the Arctic is shrinking dramatically. The Northern ice cap reached a record low of 1.32 million square miles (3.42 million square km) in September 2012, due to warming air and waters.
If the Earth is warming, and both ends of the planet are affected by climate...