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Antarctic Sea Ice Hits Its Third-lowest Winter Peak On Record

Antarctica's winter sea ice has hit its third-lowest peak in nearly half a century of satellite monitoring, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the growing influence of climate change on the planet's southern pole.

International Business Times

Air temperatures over Antarctica have soared 35ºC above average. What does this unusual event mean for Australia?

Right now, cold air high above Antarctica is up to 35ºC warmer than normal. Normally, strong winds and the lack of sun would keep the temperature at around –55°C. But it’s risen sharply to around –20°C.

The Conversation

Scientists discover 85 'active' lakes buried beneath Antarctica's ice

Data from ESA's Cryosat-2 satellite has revealed 85 never-before-seen, active subglacial lakes buried beneath Antarctica's ice — 58% more than were previously known.

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Team to spend Christmas on Antarctica in mission to conserve historic base

The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust says the site is facing a number of issues, due to weather, the base’s age, and climate change.

Evening Standard

Scientists to research bird flu on Antarctic islands

Australian researchers will set sail to study if bird flu has reached remote Antarctic islands as part of the largest expedition to the region in 20 years.

AAP

Disco Elysium successor XXX Nightshift is sick of your jokes about its name, announces it's called Tangerine Antarctic and it's a 3rd-person RPG now

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PC Gamer

Could the Earth's ozone layer be healing? The United Nations thinks so...

The Earth's protective ozone layer is healing and the hole should fully disappear in coming decades, the United Nations said in a report released on Tuesday, hailing the success of concerted international action.

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Where will the partial solar eclipse be visible Sept. 21?

The 'equinox eclipse' will bring up to 86% coverage across New Zealand, Antarctica and parts of the South Pacific.

Space

US pilot Ethan Guo donates $30,000 to children's foundation after Antarctica plane landing

American pilot and influencer Ethan Guo has made a $30,000 donation to a cancer foundation under an agreement to avoid prosecution for landing a light plane without authorization in Antarctica

The Independent UK

High-tech plans to save polar ice will fail, new research finds

Our planet continues to warm because of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. The polar regions are especially vulnerable to this warming. Sea ice extent is already declining in both the Arctic and Antarctic. The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are melting, and abrupt changes in both polar environments are…

The Conversation

Influencer who landed in Antarctica without permission finally released

Ethan Guo was attempting to become the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents

The Independent UK

40-year-old 'queen of icebergs' A23a is no longer world's biggest after losing several 'very large chunks' since May

A giant iceberg called A23a that broke off Antarctica in 1986 is now disintegrating near South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, scientists say.

LiveScience

Eureka moment for scientists who solved 'cold case'

Scientists who proved an Antarctic ice meltdown theory by cracking a crucial 'cold case' using octopus DNA have received a major science award.

AAP

World’s largest iceberg is finally about to disappear 40 years after breaking away from Antarctica

Megaberg twice the size of London could melt away within weeks

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International Business Times

Once King Of The Seas, A Giant Iceberg Is Finally Breaking Up

Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks.

Space

Harassment at Antarctic research bases could spell problems for moon, Mars outposts

The National Science Foundation is already implementing some recommendations after a recent survey found issues with sexual assault and harassment on Antarctic missions.

Euronews

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

Annual visitors numbered fewer than 8,000 in the 1990s. Last year, more than 124,000 visited.

Benzinga

Mark Cuban Says Insurance Industry 'Concerned About Melting Ice' As Antarctic Ice Loss Hits 'Potentially Irreversible' Tipping Point

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban flagged growing concerns within the insurance sector on Thursday as new research reveals Antarctic ice loss may have reached a dangerous tipping point with far-reaching implications for coastal markets and risk pricing.

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Surging Tourism Is Polluting Antarctica, Scientists Warn

Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned Wednesday, a fresh blow for one of Earth's most pristine environments already threatened by human-driven climate change.

The Conversation

From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them

Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more.

AAP

Antarctica's 'abrupt changes' spell climate warming

Sea ice loss and other indicators point to fast changes to Antarctica that will have troubling consequences for Australia and the rest of the world.

International Business Times

Antarctic Climate Shifts Threaten 'Catastrophic' Impacts Globally

Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by metres and lead to "catastrophic consequences for generations", scientists warned Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Teen influencer trapped for a month after landing in Antarctica makes deal so he can leave continent

Chile said Ethan Guo can leave Antarctica — if he can find a way off the icy island where he’s been detained

The Conversation

Antarctic leopard seal ‘songs’ are surprisingly similar to nursery rhymes

Animals may not have musical instruments, but the way that some species form complex patterns of vocal sequences is remarkable. A recent study has found that Antarctic leopard seal. mating call sequences seem to be similar in predictability to human nursery rhymes.

International Business Times UK

Dennis Bell Antarctica Mystery Solved: Remains Found After 66 Years on Glacier - Who Is He And What Was He Doing There?

Remains of British meteorologist Dennis Bell, missing in Antarctica since 1959, found on a receding glacier, ending a 66-year mystery.

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