Gail Ashton of the British Antarctic Survey and Smithsonian Environmental Research Center said she was not expecting such a significant difference. Previous studies of warming impacts have focused on single species, but the latest research examines an assemblage of creatures. But concerns are growing about the impact of global warming on the far bigger southern ice cap. UK-based scientists published a paper in May showing that growth rates of moss have accelerated more than fourfold since 1950. The latest study suggests the trend could become more evident on the sea bed as well as the land surface.

Source: The Guardian August 31, 2017 17:48 UTC