Study warns: Melting Antarctic sea ice may open doors to invasive species. Ocean current simulations show debris from distant continents could reach Antarctic shores yearly, threatening unique ecosystems. Climate change may enable colonization by foreign species. Source: bit.ly/3XaFcJU

Rubbish and disease could disrupt Antarctic ecosystems as ice buffers melt, study finds

Simulated study shows southern ecosystems could be compromised by objects from South Africa, South America, New Zealand and Australia as global heating continues