Antarctica
Warming Ocean Waters Are Melting Antarctic Ice Shelves at an Unprecedented Rate
Posted in Science on 6th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller
What happens when Antarticas glaciers flow into the sea?
World's largest marine protected area declared in Antarctica
Posted in Science on 29th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
Delegates from 24 countries and the European Union have agreed that the Ross Sea in Antarctica will become the world's largest marine protected area.
Melting glacier could raise sea levels by almost 3 metres
Posted in Science on 22nd May, 2016
by Alex Muller
The study published in the journal Nature looked at the retreating ice levels of the Totten Glacier, a glacier in eastern Antarctica roughly the size of France.
Sentinels in constant watch on the polar glaciers
Posted in Science on 24th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
The EU's Sentinel satellite system has begun monitoring six polar glaciers in near real-time.
There May Be a Giant Lake Lurking Beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Posted in Science on 23rd Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Scientists are reporting evidence of an enormous, never-before-seen subglacial lake, buried beneath the East Antarctic ice sheet.