Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average
loss of ice in the Bellingshausen Sea was “depressing” and the failure of ice to form could have intensified [a heatwave over the continent’s peninsular last week](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/10/record-winter-temperatures-in-antarctic-raise-fears-over-speed-of-climate-breakdown) that saw daytime temperatures