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SOUTHERN SHOCK: Where has all the ice gone?21 Mar 18 - The absence of sea ice near Antarctica over the past six weeks has astonished scientists aboard the research vessel Tangaroa. |
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Antarctica needs massive engineering works19 Mar 18 - .Mammoth engineering projects are planned in Antarctica and Greenland to help slow down the disintegration of the planet’s main glaciers. |
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Krill fishing poses serious threat to Antarctic15 Mar 18 - Industrial fishing for krill in the pristine waters around Antarctica is threatening the future of one of the world’s last great wildernesses, says a new report. |
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Antarctic sea ice shrinks for second straight year7 Mar 18 - Sea ice cover in Antarctica has dropped to its second-lowest on record, Australian authorities said, adding that it was not yet clear what was driving the reduction after several years of record-highs. |
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'Crazy' Arctic temperatures alarm scientists5 Mar 18 - An alarming heatwave in the sunless winter Arctic is causing blizzards in Europe and forcing scientists to reconsider even their most pessimistic forecasts of climate change. |
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King penguins find their icy southern realm is shrinking1 Mar 18 - King penguins – one of the most charismatic species of the Southern Ocean – are under threat from climate change. |
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One tiny creature threatens Antarctic wildlife16 Feb 18 - The Antarctic, one of the last great wildernesses and home to animals such as whales, penguins and leopard seals, is being threatened by the plight of an animal just a few centimetres long. |
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Thawing permafrost reveals massive doses of mercury9 Feb 18 - Rising temperatures are waking a sleeping giant in the North - the permafrost - and scientists have identified a new danger that comes with that: massive stores of mercury. |
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New look at Antarctic raises fears of higher sea levels15 Dec 17 - Antarctic ice sheet models double the sea-level rise expected this century if global emissions of heat-trapping pollution remain high, according to a new study. |
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Why remote Antarctica is so important in a warming world5 Dec 17 - The Antarctic Treaty was signed 58 years ago this week, protecting the continent for peace and science. |
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THIN ICE: Antarctic glaciers could flood the planet24 Nov 17 - In a remote region of Antarctica known as Pine Island Bay, 2500 miles from the tip of South America, two glaciers hold human civilisation hostage. |
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HOT SPOTS: Ice cameras reveal Antarctica’s warm underbelly16 Nov 17 - A new map of the warmth coming up from rocks beneath the Antarctic provides key data for scientists to model how the ice sheet could react to climate change. |
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Ice cracks again close Antarctic research station2 Nov 17 - A British research station in Antarctica is being shut down for the second winter in a row following concerns over growing cracks in the 150-metre thick ice shelf on which it stands. |
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Sea could rise 1.3m unless coal power ends by 205031 Oct 17 - Sea levels could rise 1.3m this century unless coal-generated electricity is virtually eliminated by 2050, according to a new paper that contains the latest understanding of Antarctica’s contribution. |
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Changing climate is blurring the lines for map makers30 Oct 17 - As soon as cartographers had finished drawing the Arctic ice sheet in 2013, their map was already out of date. |
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Starving penguins a sign that all is not well in Antarctica17 Oct 17 - The awful news that all but two penguin chicks have starved to death out of a colony of almost 40,000 birds is a grim illustration of the enormous pressure Antarctic wildlife is under. |
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Antarctic sea ice levels hit record low - but why?28 Sep 17 - Sea ice levels in Antarctica dropped to a record low this year, but experts say there is not a clear link to climate change. |
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New worry as key Antarctic glacier loses chunk of ice27 Sep 17 - An enormous Antarctic glacier has given up an iceberg over 100 square miles in size, the second time in two years it has lost such a large piece in a process that has scientists wondering whether its... |
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