World’s Biggest Iceberg Finally Escapes Antarctica
Dec 5, 2023 · A giant iceberg called A23a, which broke off from Antarctica in 1986, is finally moving away from the icy continent after being stuck on the seafloor for decades
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Oct 22, 2024 · A giant iceberg called A23a, which broke off from Antarctica in 1986, is finally moving away from the icy continent after being stuck on the seafloor for decades
Can Antarctic Wildlife Survive Another Deadly Bird Flu Season ...
Dec 4, 2024 · See How a Deadly Bird Flu Season Impacted Wildlife on Remote Antarctic Islands Last year avian influenza brought death to the picturesque island of South Georgia off Antarctica. This season ...
I Worked in Antarctica for Three Years. My Sexual Harasser Was …
Dec 19, 2023 · For two years, I worked as a janitor at McMurdo station in Antarctica, mopping the floors of scientists on the cutting edge of wildlife, weather and climate research.
Antarctica’s Ice Shelves Have Lost Millions of Metric Tons of Ice
Aug 12, 2020 · Antarctic ice shelves have lost nearly 4 trillion metric tons of ice since the mid-1990s, scientists say. Ocean water is melting them from the bottom up, causing them to lose mass faster than they ...
Climate Change Is Turning Antarctica Green - Scientific American
May 19, 2017 · In Antarctica, the observed change has been less dramatic. But that doesn’t disprove the growing understanding of human-caused climate change, said Marc Salzmann, a researcher at the University ...
Meteorites in Antarctica Are Getting Harder to Find because of …
May 1, 2024 · Their analysis suggests that about a quarter of Antarctica’s meteorites will be lost by 2050—and up to three quarters will be out of reach by 2100 under the direst warming projections.
Bizarre Particles Keep Flying out of Antarctica's Ice, and They …
Sep 29, 2018 · There’s something mysterious coming up from the frozen ground in Antarctica, and it could break physics as we know it. Physicists don’t know what it is exactly.
What Antarctica Looked Like before the Ice | Scientific American
Mar 7, 2013 · A 3D map of Antarctica today shows chasms carved by glaciers, rugged mountains and other remnants of its warmer existence.
Huge Atmospheric Rivers Could Quicken Antarctic Ice Melt
Mar 4, 2021 · If atmospheric rivers hit Antarctica more frequently in the future, it's important for scientists to understand how they may affect the ice sheet.