The Polar Odyssey
What’s it like to study life in the coldest places on Earth? Femi Anna Thomas knows firsthand In 2015, when Femi Anna Thomas enrolled as a PhD student at the National Centre for Polar ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation9d
Antarctic sea ice falls to near-record low as study reveals 'structural change'
Antarctic sea ice has again fallen to a near-record low as a new study shows the system is undergoing a significant "structural change". Scientists have been using satellite images over the past ...
Futurism9d
World's Largest Iceberg Escapes Antarctic, Crashes Into Remote Island
As the New York Times reports, the event is an early warning sign of what's still to come as global warming is causing major changes in the Antarctic Peninsula. The iceberg, dubbed A23a ...
Australian Geographic11d
Melting Antarctic ice projected to slow world’s strongest ocean current
Fresh water from melting Antarctic ice is diluting the ocean’s salt levels, potentially disrupting the vital Antarctic Circumpolar Current, with profound global consequences. Flowing clockwise around ...
The Jakarta Post11d
Melting ice could slow vital Antarctic ocean current: study
he world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published on Monday that warned of "severe" climate consequences.
The Conversation29d
This is Australia’s only icebreaker. Here’s why experts say we need another
Jane Younger receives funding from the Australian Research Council, WIRES Australia, the Geoffrey Evans Trust and the National Geographic Society. Australia’s Antarctic territory represents the ...
EurekAlert!11d
Melting Antarctic ice sheets will slow Earth’s strongest ocean current
Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world’s strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators ...