“This is unlike any behavior we’ve seen in the past in the Antarctic sea ice world,” [Ted] Scambos said.

He tried to find words to express how it felt to watch the planet careen into such uncharted territory. “It’s … ” he started. “Ahh … ”

He shook his head. “This is more or less the picture that we’ve been describing for decades[.]”

Sarah Kaplan, “Floods, Fires and Deadly Heat Are the Alarm Bells of a Planet on the Brink”