Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking mainly due to frequent small calving events, while major iceberg break-offs remain rare ...
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Antarctica’s Hidden Volcanic Rift Could Ignite a Global Climate CatastropheDeep beneath the frozen desert of western Antarctica, an active volcanic rift stirs silently, concealed under an ice sheet up ...
University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka scientists have successfully analysed more than 30 years of vital data on the ...
Scientists have successfully analyzed more than 30 years of vital data on the thickness of landfast sea ice in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, which will prove useful to measure future impacts of climate ...
A pilot explained why commercial planes don't fly over Antarctica, the fifth largest continent on Earth. There's a lot of ...
Antarctica, often regarded as the planet's last true wilderness, harbors unique ecosystems that support extraordinary ...
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Researchers Have Been Studying Antarctic Fast Ice For Decades, And Here's What They've Learned"Fast ice," also known as land-fast ice, is sea ice that remains attached to the coastline for at least 15 days, and in Antarctica, it plays a vital role. This type of ice shields the continent's ...
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Antarctic ice sheet may be less vulnerable to collapse than expectedThe West Antarctic ice sheet could cause metres of sea level rise if it collapses – but more than 120,000 years ago, it may ...
Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas ...
A plane flies over Thwaites Glacier. Photo credit BAS. In a significant milestone for Antarctic research, detailed and extensive information on ice thickness and bed topography is now available ...
Scientists have mapped Antarctica’s ice-free ecosystems, highlighting their biodiversity and growing climate threats.
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