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Craig Saueurs

Rising visitor numbers are leaving a harmful human footprint on Antarctica’s ecosystems

Antarctica, Earth’s last great wilderness, is facing growing pressure from human activity.

A new study published in Nature Sustainability warns that surging tourism and expanding research bases are polluting the southern continent, accelerating snow melting and threatening fragile ecosystems already at risk from climate change.

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