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West Antarctica’s ice sheet was smaller thousands of years ago – here’s why this matters today
The Conversation· 5 days agoAs the climate warms and Antarctica’s glaciers and ice sheets melt, the resulting rise in sea level has the potential to displace hundreds of millions of people around the ...
Slow pace of Ozone improvement poses threat to Antarctic life
Cosmos· 1 day agoThis risks exposing species to harmful UV-B radiation at a time where plants and animals emerge periods of dormancy. The ozone hole typically peaked in September and October.
Antarctic meteorites are sinking in melting ice
EarthSky· 5 days agoApproximately 5,000 meteorites are now being lost annually – five times the collection rate – leading to a potential loss of 3/4 of all Antarctic...
Antarctica’s Ice on Edge: 2024’s Near Record Low Predictions
SciTechDaily· 5 days agoFollowing a record low in February 2023, the expansion of Antarctic sea ice was unusually slow,...
Europe Is the Fastest-Warming Continent in the World, New Report Reveals
The Daily Beast· 6 days agoDisturbingly, its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average. A new report urges...
In 1898, the first scientific expedition to the Antarctic nearly ended in disaster, here's what it...
LiveScience· 5 days agoThe ship's destination — via Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and then Punta Arenas, Chile — was ...
Europe Is the Fastest-Warming Continent in the World, New Report Reveals
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMichael Hubrich via Getty ImagesA new report urges Europe to invest in more renewable energy after...
Year without a summer 'not impossible', claims weather expert
Daily Express· 1 day agoBritain's position between cold polar air in the north and warmer tropical air in the south which...
Deep-sea discovery hastens US coast submergence under water: Scientists
Newsweek· 5 days agoThe warming of Antarctica's deep waters is hastening sea level rise in the North Atlantic, a new...
Earth Day 2024: Our planet requires collaborative climate solutions
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 5 days agoContinued warming is also evident in ocean temperatures, which have reached historical highs since...