Antartica
World’s largest ice sheet crumbling faster than previously thought, satellite imagery shows
Environment
August 13, 2022
World’s largest ice sheet crumbling faster than previously thought, satellite imagery shows
Los Angeles – Antarctica’s coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous…
Extreme isolation: world’s last virus-free corners hold tight
World
March 31, 2020
Extreme isolation: world’s last virus-free corners hold tight
A coronavirus-free tropical island nestled in the northern Pacific may seem the perfect place to ride out a pandemic —…
Global warming to blame for hottest day in Argentine Antarctica
World
February 8, 2020
Global warming to blame for hottest day in Argentine Antarctica
Global warming is to blame for Argentine Antarctica recording its hottest day since readings began, Greenpeace said on Friday. Temperatures…
Massive iceberg breaks off Antarctica — but it’s normal
World
October 1, 2019
Massive iceberg breaks off Antarctica — but it’s normal
A more than 600-square-mile iceberg broke off Antarctica in recent days, but the event is part of a normal cycle…
Plans for world’s largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctic blocked
Environment
November 3, 2018
Plans for world’s largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctic blocked
A plan to create the world’s largest marine sanctuary in Antarctic waters was shot down when a key conservation…
Scientists find Antarctic ice is melting faster
Environment
April 15, 2013
Scientists find Antarctic ice is melting faster
The summer ice melt in parts of Antartica is at its highest level in 1,000 years, Australian and British researchers…
Record melt from Greenland ice sheet in 2010
Environment
January 22, 2011
Record melt from Greenland ice sheet in 2010
Paris--Greenland's ice sheet, feared as a major driver of rising sea levels, shed a record amount of melted snow and…