11

Aug

Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the world's largest ice sheet…

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20

May

Antarctica gives birth to world’s largest iceberg

A giant slab of ice bigger than the Spanish island of Majorca has sheared off from the frozen edge of Antarctica into the Weddell Sea, becoming the largest iceberg currently…

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23

Dec

Nowhere to hide, Coronavirus reaches end of earth as first outbreak hits Antarctica

The coronavirus has landed in Antarctica, the last continent previously free from COVID-19, Chile’s military said this week, as health and army officials scrambled to clear out and quarantine staff…

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24

Jun

Microplastics found for first time in Antarctica’s food chain

For the first time, scientists have discovered microplastics inside small organisms living in the soil in Antarctica, according to a new study published on Wednesday. "Plastics are thus entering the…

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12

Feb

Large iceberg splits off Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier

A handout photo made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of a satellite image showing the Pine Island Glacier (PIG) in Antarctica, 10 February 2020 (issued 12…

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28

Nov

NASA space robot tests in Antarctica

A little robotic explorer will be rolling into Antarctica in November 2019 to perform a gymnastic feat - driving upside down under sea ice. BRUIE, or the Buoyant Rover for…

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09

Oct

Half of Antarctica’s emperor penguins could be wiped out due to melting ice

More than half of Antarctica's emperor penguins could be wiped out over the next 80 years due to melting ice, scientists have warned. Researchers from British Antarctic Survey said that…

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