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On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice ...
The latest study shows that severe sea-ice lows, such as those seen in recent years, cause three interrelated crises.
It’s summer in Antarctica. Here’s how to explore responsibly. Small-scale scientific expeditions help balance tourism and preservation in this frozen frontier at the ends of the Earth.
Antarctica’s upcoming summer of 2023 with sunshine 24/7 from October thru February will bring a new season that is especially notable considering the fact that global warming strutted its stuff ...
But with two record lows for Antarctic ice in 2022 and 2023 — and before that a record low in 2017 — it could be that a signal is beginning to emerge, at least in the summer.
But even in summer, Antarctica is a dangerous place. It’s the coldest environment on Earth, with a mean temperature of minus-76 (or minus-60 Celsius)in winter and minus-18 (minus-28.2 Celsius ...
In the Antarctic summer, starting in December, the sea ice melts rapidly. Some seas around Antarctica are virtually ice-free by March. Then, as Antarctic winter approaches, the ice begins to grow ...
Amid melting glaciers, photographer finds torrential rains, surge of sightseers. Feb. 4, 2008 — -- After nearly two-and-a-half weeks of beautiful, blue-sky weather — very unusual in ...
Summer in Antarctica 37 photos. Because of the pristine nature of the bottom of the world, when a meteorite lands here it stays untouched. So researchers find more meteorites, ...