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Climate change slowing Antarctica's deep, dense waters

Scientists examining the impact of climate change in Antarctica say there has been a 30 per cent drop-off in deep water circulation since the 1990s.

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Slowing ocean current caused by melting Antarctic ice could have drastic climate impact, study says

The Southern Ocean overturning circulation has ebbed 30% since the 90s, CSIRO scientist claims, leading to higher sea levels and changing weather

The Guardian - AU

Climate change could trigger gigantic deadly tsunamis from Antarctica, new study warns

Slippages in sediment beneath the Antarctic seabed could spawn gigantic tsunamis as oceans warm.

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I was attacked at an Antarctic research station

Letter: A reader tells of their experience of misogyny in Antarctica

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Where is the coldest place on Earth?

There are some bone-chilling places on Earth, but what is the lowest temperature ever recorded and where was it?

LiveScience

‘The impact we have is vast’: scientists look to clean up Antarctica

Waste disposed of in the ocean, abundant microplastics and wildlife exposed to oil – the ‘pristine’ continent of ice has a trash problem

The Guardian - US

Antarctica: wild continent of snow, ice and, increasingly, women

The southern wilderness was long the preserve of men since its first sighting in 1820 but female scientists are overcoming sexism to make their mark

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‘Unique’ frogs in NSW rainforests feared locally extinct after black summer bushfires

Pugh’s mountain frog, which has been ‘evolving since Australia was connected to Antarctica’ was worst affected of nine threatened species, researchers say

The Guardian - AU

An epic global study of moss reveals it is far more vital to Earth's ecosystems than we knew

Mosses are some of the oldest land plants. They are found all over the world, from lush tropical rainforests to the driest deserts, and even the wind-swept hills of Antarctica.

The Conversation

Construction of China's fifth base in the Antarctic worries west

For the first time since 2018, China is increasing its Antarctic footprint. A Washington-based think tank says Beijing has resumed construction of its fifth station at the South Pole, worrying western governments.

Radio France Internationale

'We're 81-year-old best friends and we're on a mission to travel the world together'

Sandy Hazelip and Ellie Hamby, from Texas visited Peru, Chile, Argentina, Antarctica, England, Spain, Italy, Finland, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, Japan and Australia

Daily Mirror

‘Four months in the middle of nowhere was absolutely paradise’

Natalie Corbett left her life and new husband behind for a spell in Port Lockroy, on Goudier Island in Antarctica.

The Independent UK

‘Devastating' Melt of Greenland, Antarctic Ice Sheets Found

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new comprehensive international study. Using 50 different satellite estimates, researchers found that Greenland’s melt has gone into hyperdrive in the last few years.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hybrid Solar Eclipse today: How to watch Surya Grahan safely and how Solar Eclipse can impact your health

On April 20, sky watchers will be treated to this year's first magnificent solar eclipse (as per Indian timing). When the Moon moves in front of Earth and the Sun, partially obstructing Earth's view of the Sun, a partial solar eclipse will occur. Southern South America, some of Antarctica, and…

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New sci-fi series Antarctica "takes no prisoners," says creator Simon Birks

The new series is described as being like "Stargate meets His Dark Materials"

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Australia would be ‘naive’ to think China’s new Antarctic station not for surveillance, analyst says

National security experts express concern over resumed construction of observatory which could be used for intelligence gathering

Reuters

China ramps up construction on new Antarctic station – report

China is increasing its Antarctic footprint according to new satellite imagery collected by a Washington-based think tank that shows construction has resumed for the first time since 2018 on the country's fifth station in the southern polar region.

LiveScience

Colossal iceberg trapped near Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' for 20 years is finally on the move

Iceberg B-22A, which first broke off from Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier in 2002, is finally moving away from the South Pole after being freed from its seafloor tether.

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The Conversation

Antarctica's heart of ice has skipped a beat. Time to take our medicine

The rhythmic expansion and contraction of Antarctic sea ice is like a heartbeat.

LiveScience

95 million-year-old land bridge across Antarctica carried dinosaurs between continents

The first-ever near-complete sauropod skull found in Australia is remarkably similar to fossils from South America, which suggests that dinosaurs roamed across ice-free Antarctica.

The Conversation

In the turbulent Drake Passage, scientists find a rare window where carbon sinks quickly into the deep ocean

Looking out across the Southern Ocean near Antarctica, I can see whales and seabirds diving in and out of the water as they feed on sea life in the lower levels of the food web. At the base of this food web are tiny phytoplankton – algae that grow at…

Newsroom.co.nz

Why is Antarctic sea ice vanishing?

In the past two years, the ice around Antarctica has been at record lows - and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

The Guardian - UK

Ice sheets can collapse at 600 metres a day, far faster than feared, study finds

Sediments from the last ice age provide a ‘warning from the past’ for Antarctica and sea level rise today, say scientists

The Canberra Times

Australian Antarctic Division review finds bullying, sexual harassment

More than half of incidents reported in the survey occurred in Antarctica.

Space

Antarctica's sea ice reaches its lowest level since records began, for the 2nd year in a row

Antarctica's sea ice recently shrank to its lowest extent since satellite records began more than 40 years ago.

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