Credit to Author: Alex Lubben| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:58:00 +0000
As these so-called calving events become more common, scientists are increasingly worried about the integrity of the glaciers.
Read moreCredit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 03:25:21 +0000
It’s getting toasty in Antarctica. A new record was just set of 18.3 degrees Celsius, which for us in America is 64 degrees Fahrenheit. Right now, in Baton Rouge, it’s 62 degrees Fahrenheit. The high in Tampa, Florida, today was 59 degrees Fahrenheit. It is warmer in Antarctica than it is in Louisiana and Florida
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 19:20:19 +0000
A team of researchers from the US and the UK are camped on the Thwaites Glacier in a remote part of Antarctica where they will attempt to drill through 600 meters of ice to insert a torpedo shaped drone into the waters below.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:24:06 +0000
When Frank Sinatra crooned “If I can make here, I can make it anywhere,” he probably didn’t have Antarctica in mind, but the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station in East Antarctica proves that renewable energy from wind turbines and solar panels can power a community with zero emissions electricity anywhere in the world
Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:25:36 +0000
While this is great news, scientists say it’s not a sign that the ozone layer is “on a fast track to recovery.”
Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 22:30:52 +0000
WASHINGTON – The amount of ice circling Antarctica is suddenly plunging from a record high to record lows, baffling scientists.
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Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:40:27 +0000
Seals with antennas on their heads helped shed light on the formation of a sea ice hole the size of South Carolina.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 06:22:32 +0000
Antarctica is melting more than six times faster than it did in the 1980s, a new study shows.
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Credit to Author: aulanday| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:33:36 +0000
ANTARCTICA — An Oregon man has become the first person to traverse Antarctica alone without any assistance. Colin O’Brady, of Portland, finished the 932-mile (1,500-kilometer) journey across the continent in 54 days, lugging his supplies on a sled as he skied in bone-chilling temperatures. O’Brady documented the entire journey on his Instagram page , and […]
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