Antarctic Sea Ice Doesn’t Want To Start Melting Published on October 1, 2013 by sunshinehours1 Antarctic Sea Ice Extent doesn’t want to start melting. Day 273 is 248,000 sq km higher than the previous daily record set in 2012.And is only 9110 sq km lower than the all-time record set 9 days ago. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like Loading... Related