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Fire storms over Antarctica
Bushfire aftermath: smoke trapped over Antarctica~According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), smoke from the February Black Saturday bushfires, across the north east of Melbourne, in the state of Victoria, Australia, have been floating over Antarctica since early...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago
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207 views | 42 recommendations | 3 comments
Australian Scientists: Antarctic Ice is Growing
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, ice thickness in eastern Antarctica is actually increasing. This presents a more complex portrait of a continent, beyond just "melting" or "thickening". It would appear to be a... Elephant Seals Study Antarctic Climate Change
Elephant seals are stepping up to help solve the mysteries of climate variation in Antarctica. The icy continent seems to be fracturing faster than usual, and scientists are hard-pressed to find out why: this... Antarctic Ice Bridge Snaps
The ice bridge linking the 80-nautical-mile-long Wilkins Ice Shelf to the rest of Antarctica has snapped, which means that the Wilkins Ice Shelf, the size of Jamaica, can break free of the mainland. The causes of... Footloose on South Georgia Island
In March of this year Mark Hannaford was lucky enough to get a fantastic photographic project down to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands with the Scott Polar Research Institute (http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk...Antarctica - the last resort?
As the glacial ice melts a new land of new opportunities comes into view while changing the focus as to past Environmental damage back home. Should a Global preservation order be sign posted there in... Doomsday vault is filling up.
The Svalbard vault is inside a mountain on a remote Arctic island, is slowly being filled. Originally devised as a solution to world famine and now labeled as a "backup", part financed by the world bank. Just in... Antarctic 'Alps' mapped
Discovered by Russian scientists in the 1950's, the British Antarctic Survey has announced that a multi-national team from from the UK, the US, Germany, Australia, China and Japan has mapped the Gamburtsev mountain range which is similar in size to the European Alps but the... Over 235 Species Living in Both North and South Poles
More than 235 species have been found to live in the waters of both the North and South Poles. We're not just talking your typical migratory species (like the opposite of going to Florida), but tiny sea creatures,... The Reality worse then the prognosis. Latest IPCC report.
By, Uwe Paschen. The Reality is now worse then the prognosis. Climate Change Prognosis have been to Optimistic in light of latest reports indicating that the predicted global temperature changes of between 1.1C... Sub to probe shifting Antarctic glacier
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile - A yellow, remote-controlled submarine will dive under an ice shelf in Antarctica to seek clues to world ocean level rises in one of the most inaccessible places on Earth. The 22-foot-long... Lorenzo Gariano Completes Seven Summits
Lorenzo Gariano has just summited Vinson Massiv on Antarctica, thus completing the Seven Summits challenge - climbing the highest mountain on each of the world's continents - and making him only the second Italian... 'Man vs. Wild' Host Injured in Antarctic Adventure
Bear Grylls has been injured in Antarctica during a charity expedition and will return to the UK to seek medical attention.Grylls is the host of the popular adventure show 'Man vs. Wild' on the Discovery...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 47 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago
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242 views | 14 recommendations | 2 comments
Antarctica : The coldest beautiful place
Antarctica is on average the coldest, driest and windiest place on Earth. 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice, which is on average 1,6 kilometers (1 mi) in thickness. As there is little precipitation, the interior... Glacial Ice Melting at Alarming Rate
The UN climate change talks scheduled for next month can't come too soon for environmentalists concerned over the latest news from Antarctica. The Wilkins Ice Shelf is quickly becoming a massive...
created by Barbara McPherson | 48 wks ago | updated 48 wks ago
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