A robot lowered through the ice reveals how the Thwaites shelf is melting, which will help forecast its effect on global sea level.
Tag: Antarctic Regions
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25 Travel Experiences That Should Be on Your Bucket List
A pair of internationally minded writers, a chef, an architect and a landscape photographer made a list of the most extraordinary adventures a person should seek out. Here are the results.
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Failure to Slow Warming Will Set Off Climate ‘Tipping Points,’ Scientists Say
As global warming passes certain limits, dire changes will probably become irreversible, the researchers said, including the loss of polar ice sheets and the death of coral reefs.
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What Antarctica’s Disintegration Asks of Us
What if we saw Antarctica as a harbinger of transformation rather than doom?
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Fin Whales Are Making a Comeback in Antarctic Waters, a Study Finds
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, fin whales in the Southern Ocean have rebounded and returned to their historic feeding grounds, according to a new survey.