In a massive blow to those hoping to combat climate change, it’s been revealed that sea ice in both the Arctic and Antarctic has been lost, which equates to roughly the size of India, or two Alaskas.

Polar sea ice extent on December 4 was estimated to be around 3.84 million sq km (1.48 million square miles) below the average amount between 1981 and 2010, according to NSIDC satellite measurements.

Speaking to Reuters, Mark Serreze, director of the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Colorado, said: “There are some crazy things going on.”

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