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antarctica
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West Antarctica’s ice sheet was smaller thousands of years ago – here’s why this matters today
Hugh Chittock/Antarctica New Zealand, CC BY-SA Dan Lowry, GNS Science and Holly Kyeore Han, NASA As the climate…
New Study Reveals Alarming Levels of Plastic Pollution in Polar Regions
At a Glance The once pristine polar regions of the Arctic and Antarctica are now facing the pervasive…
March 24, 2024
A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level
Edward Hanna, University of Lincoln and Ruth Mottram, Danish Meteorological Institute A heat wave in Greenland and a…
March 5, 2024
A heatwave in Antarctica totally blew the minds of scientists. They set out to decipher it – and here are the results
DM Bergstrom, Author provided Dana M Bergstrom, University of Wollongong Climate scientists don’t like surprises. It means our…
January 18, 2024
Antarctic Study Reveals Surprising Link Between Seawater Temperature and Methane Emissions
Summary of: Submarine Accumulations of Methane Hydrates in Adjacences of Marambio Island (Seymour Island), Antarctica and Its Probable…
December 17, 2023
Increasing melting of West Antarctic ice shelves may be unavoidable – new research
Evgeny Kovalev SPB/Shutterstock Kaitlin Naughten, British Antarctic Survey; Jan De Rydt, Northumbria University, Newcastle, and Paul Holland, British…
November 10, 2023
More than 200 scientists from 19 countries want to tell us the Southern Ocean is in trouble
Pat James, Australian Antarctic Division Andrew J Constable, University of Tasmania and Jess Melbourne-Thomas, CSIRO While the Southern…
November 1, 2023
Antarctic Ice Shelves Experiencing Unprecedented Loss Over 25-Year Study Period
A recent study published in the journal Science Advances provides crucial insights into the state of Antarctica’s ice…
October 23, 2023
Antarctic tipping points: the irreversible changes to come if we fail to keep warming below 2℃
Fritz POLKING/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Timothy Naish, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The slow-down of…
June 29, 2023
Record low Antarctic sea ice is another alarming sign the ocean’s role as climate regulator is changing
Getty Images Craig Stevens, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research A changing climate is upon us, with…
May 18, 2023