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Scientists find a 'dangerous feedback loop' in sudden sea ice melt
The dramatic loss of sea ice around Antarctica has occurred with the re-emergence of the Maud Rise polynya in the Weddell Sea ...
Old aerial photos give scientists a new tool to predict sea level rise
On 28 November 1966, an American airplane flies over the Antarctic Peninsula just south of the southernmost tip of Chile. On ...
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Antarctica’s ocean flip: Satellites catch sudden salt surge melting ice from below
A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...
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Researchers thrilled after stumbling upon never-before-seen creature in icy Antarctic waters: 'What are the odds?'
"In the deep sea, there's always a good chance you're seeing something for the first time." Researchers thrilled after ...
Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here's how it will harm the planet, and us
On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice ...
Earth.com1d
Antarctic sea ice collapse linked to a sudden surge in ocean salt
A sudden salinity spike in the Southern Ocean is accelerating Antarctic ice loss and triggering a dangerous climate feedback ...
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Southern Ocean shows troubling signs of a growing climate emergency
In recent years, the Southern Ocean has undergone one of the most dramatic environmental shifts observed anywhere on Earth.
Cambridge Independent6d
Populations of Antarctic seal species halve over half a century as sea ice shrinks, Cambridge researchers find
Populations of Antarctic seals have halved over 50 years amid a warming climate and shrinking sea ice, a new study has shown.