Antarctic - BBC News
Oct 9, 2024 · The world's biggest iceberg is drifting towards the Atlantic Ocean after being stuck near Antarctica.
World's Largest Iceberg Escapes Antarctica - Newsweek
Dec 20, 2024 · NASA images show iceberg A-23A as it traveled north from Antarctica after escaping from an ocean vortex. The iceberg, which is currently the largest in the world, will eventually melt and break up ...
Antarctica is turning green at an alarming rate, satellite images
Oct 4, 2024 · Parts of icy Antarctica are turning green with plant life at an alarming rate as the region is gripped by extreme heat events, according to new research, sparking concerns about the changing...
An unexpected ice collapse hints at worrying changes on ... - Science News
Dec 3, 2024 · East Antarctica was considered stable. The Conger ice shelf’s 2022 collapse changed the story ... Science News was founded in 1921 as an independent, nonprofit source of accurate information on ...
NASA Scientific Balloon Flights to Lift Off From Antarctica
Dec. 22, 2024: The first scientific balloon flight of NASA’s Antarctic Long-Duration Balloon Campaign successfully lifted off from the agency’s Long Duration Balloon camp near McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The Salter Test Flight Universal launched Sunday, Dec. 22 at 10:58 a.m. NZDT (Dec. 21, 4:58 p.m. EST) and reached a float altitude of around 122,000 feet above the continent’s icy surface.
Gigantic Iceberg in Antarctica Tears Loose in Major Calving Event
On May 20th, 2024, an iceberg measuring 380 square kilometers (~147 mi 2) broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. This event (A-83) is this region's third significant iceberg calving in the past four years.
The Antarctic Sun: News about Antarctica - Home Page
Liquid brine permeates the ground below Antarctica's largest ice-free area, new research finds. The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has detected about 80 high-energy neutrinos emitted by a single active galaxy over the course of ten years.
Antarctica is melting and we all need to adapt, a trio of climate ... - NPR
Oct 27, 2023 · Scientists have warned for decades that, once the ice in West Antarctica begins to disintegrate, it will gain momentum and be very difficult, if not impossible, to reverse within a human...
Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts - BBC
Sep 16, 2023 · Antarctica's huge ice expanse regulates the planet's temperature, as the white surface reflects the Sun's energy back into the atmosphere and also cools the water beneath and near it. Without...
Antarctica | AP News
May 26, 2022 · Britain’s polar research ship is preparing for its second voyage to Antarctica to investigate sea level rises and threats to marine biodiversity. Antarctica is still free of COVID-19. Can it stay that way? The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.