GENEVA, July 10 (Reuters) - Antarctic sea ice levels reached record lows last month, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday, a development climate change experts described as worrisome.
WMO said that Antarctic sea ice levels last month - the hottest June ever recorded -- were at their lowest since satellite observations began, at 17% below average.
"We're used to seeing these big reductions in sea ice in the Arctic, but not in the Antarctic.
This is a massive decrease," Michael Sparrow, Chief of World Climate Research Programme, told reporters in Geneva.
"Alarm bells are ringing especially loudly because of the unprecedented sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic."
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We're, Michael Sparrow, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Christina Fincher
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World Meteorological Organization, WMO, El, Thomson
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