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Antarctic krill lock away carbon on par with seagrass and mangroves
Antarctic krill lock away carbon on par with seagrass and mangrovesClimateNews

Antarctic krill lock away carbon on par with seagrass and mangroves

Tiny Antarctic krill, key players in the Southern Ocean ecosystem, are as vital for carbon storage as mangroves and seagrasses, according to a new study.…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 17, 2024 Full article
Invasive species threaten Antarctica via ocean debris
Invasive species threaten Antarctica via ocean debrisScience

Invasive species threaten Antarctica via ocean debris

New research highlights the vulnerability of Antarctica's unique ecosystems to invasive species arriving on floating debris from Southern Hemisphere landmasses. This finding challenges previous assumptions…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 22, 2024 Full article
Underwater mapping reveals new insights into melting of Antarctica’s ice shelves
Underwater mapping reveals new insights into melting of Antarctica’s ice shelvesScience

Underwater mapping reveals new insights into melting of Antarctica’s ice shelves

By University of East Anglia Clues to future sea level rise have been revealed by the first detailed maps of the underside of a floating…
SourceSourceAugust 1, 2024 Full article
Scientists call for ‘major initiative’ to study whether geoengineering should be used on glaciers
Scientists call for ‘major initiative’ to study whether geoengineering should be used on glaciersClimateScience

Scientists call for ‘major initiative’ to study whether geoengineering should be used on glaciers

Report finds many questions remain around technology to address glacier melting and sea-level rise. By Louise Lerner | University of Chicago A group of scientists…
SourceSourceJuly 11, 2024 Full article
The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets
The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheetsScience

The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets

For the first time, the recovery of unique geological samples combined with sophisticated modelling provides surprising insights into when and where today's Antarctic ice sheet…
SourceSourceJuly 5, 2024 Full article
Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought
Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thoughtClimateScience

Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought

By University of Cambridge Slush – water-soaked snow – makes up more than half of all meltwater on the Antarctic ice shelves during the height…
SourceSourceJune 27, 2024 Full article
A mountainous mystery uncovered in SA’s pink sands
A mountainous mystery uncovered in SA’s pink sandsScience

A mountainous mystery uncovered in SA’s pink sands

By Johnny von Einem | University of Adelaide Deposits of deep-pink sand washing up on South Australian shores shed new light on when the Australian…
SourceSourceJune 13, 2024 Full article
Local bright spot among melting glaciers: 2000 km of Antarctic ice-covered coastline has been stable for 85 years
Local bright spot among melting glaciers: 2000 km of Antarctic ice-covered coastline has been stable for 85 yearsClimate

Local bright spot among melting glaciers: 2000 km of Antarctic ice-covered coastline has been stable for 85 years

By University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science A whaler's forgotten aerial photos from 1937 have given researchers at the University of Copenhagen the most detailed…
SourceSourceMay 30, 2024 Full article
Why Malaysia has a stake in preserving Antarctica
Why Malaysia has a stake in preserving AntarcticaClimate

Why Malaysia has a stake in preserving Antarctica

By Wan Mohd Rauhan Wan Hussin, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu in Kuala Terengganu The global sea level rise due to the melting ice poses a serious…
SourceSourceMay 29, 2024 Full article
Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new iceberg
Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new icebergClimate

Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new iceberg

By British Antarctic Survey A large iceberg (380 km²), about the size of the Isle of Wight, has broken off the 150m thick Brunt Ice…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites GlacierScience

UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

By University of California - Irvine A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change
Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate changeClimateScience

Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change

By British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have found that the record-low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2024 Full article
Climate change key driver of record-low Antarctic sea ice: study
Climate change key driver of record-low Antarctic sea ice: studyNews

Climate change key driver of record-low Antarctic sea ice: study

By Linda GIVETASH | AFP Paris, France - Climate change played a key role in last year's record-low levels of Antarctic sea ice, a study…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2024 Full article
Floating robots reveal just how much airborne dust fertilises the Southern Ocean – a key climate ‘shock absorber’
Floating robots reveal just how much airborne dust fertilises the Southern Ocean – a key climate ‘shock absorber’ClimateScience

Floating robots reveal just how much airborne dust fertilises the Southern Ocean – a key climate ‘shock absorber’

By Jakob Weis, University of Tasmania; Andrew Bowie, University of Tasmania; Christina Schallenberg, CSIRO; Peter Strutton, University of Tasmania, and Zanna Chase, University of Tasmania…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Researchers identify fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50,000 years
Researchers identify fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50,000 yearsScience

Researchers identify fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50,000 years

By Michelle Klampe, Oregon State University Today’s rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
A clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climate
A clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climateScience

A clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climate

by Shaun Eaves, Jamey Stutz, Kevin Norton and Pedro Doll, The Conversation How often do mountains collapse, volcanoes erupt or ice sheets melt? For Earth…
SourceSourceMay 2, 2024 Full article
Ocean currents threaten to collapse Antarctic ice shelves
Ocean currents threaten to collapse Antarctic ice shelvesScience

Ocean currents threaten to collapse Antarctic ice shelves

A new study published in Nature Communications has revealed that the interplay between meandering ocean currents and the ocean floor induces upwelling velocity, transporting warm…
SourceSourceApril 12, 2024 Full article
Antarctic Circumpolar Current: A Climate Sentinel Sounds the Alarm
Antarctic Circumpolar Current: A Climate Sentinel Sounds the AlarmClimate

Antarctic Circumpolar Current: A Climate Sentinel Sounds the Alarm

It's been a fundamental component of Earth's climate system for millions of years, but the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is now sending a warning signal…
SourceSourceMarch 28, 2024 Full article

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