Antarctic – Life in a very unexpected place
Sea life ‘that shouldn’t be there’ found after drilling 900m through #Antarctic ice sheet – Organisms found clinging to bolder
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Sea life ‘that shouldn’t be there’ found after drilling 900m through #Antarctic ice sheet – Organisms found clinging to bolder
New study in Nature warns that Antarctica could melt ‘irreversibly’ due to climate change if we don’t take meaningful action.
Direct Measurements from below the Antarctic Ice shelf have been published. In a warming climate understanding what is happening is important.
New study published in Nature reveals an intimate linkage of interior Antarctic climate at South Pole to tropical variability.
Over the last 22 years researchers have observed that the East Antarctic Denman Glacier has retreated 5 kilometers, nearly 3 miles. Here is the trend that has been observed … Why does this cause concern? If fully thawed, the ice in Denman would cause sea levels worldwide to rise about 1.5 meters, almost 5 feet. … Read more
The IMBIE review of satellite data acquired at both poles is unequivocal in its assessment of accelerating trends, – ice loss is accelerating