Storm crisis triggered by declining Antarctic sea ice and its impacts

Record low Antarctic sea ice extent has led to an increase in the frequency of storms over the emerging ice-free ocean. In late November, Storm Burt continued to hit the United Kingdom hard, causing widespread traffic disruption and chaos in the power system and the lives of residents there, while at the same time a storm hit the West Coast of the United States, bringing gusty winds and heavy rains, and causing landslides in California. At the same time, a storm hit the west coast of the United States, bringing with it fierce winds and heavy rainfall, landslides in California, and more than 100,000 customers in Washington State were unable to regain their power supply.