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earth's freezer compartments, where the planet stores its temper and its water.
means the arctic and antarctic zones circling the poles, defined by extreme cold, low sun angles, and ice that runs the planet's thermostat.
from from greek polos, meaning axis or pivot — the point a sphere turns around, which is exactly what these regions sit atop, literally the ends of earth's spin.
one continent, one oceanantarctica is land, the arctic is frozen sea
six months darkpolar night can last nearly half a year
90 percent of iceantarctica holds most of earth's fresh water frozen
warming fastestthe arctic heats nearly four times the global rate