#Antarctica might be thousands of kilometres away, but it affects us all like no other continent. As world leaders gather for the #COP28 climate summit, we bring you a report on how even the most remote place on Earth is beginning to crumble...
We’re super excited to announce the addition of 2 new Penguins to our (very local, plush) Penguin Colony: 2 Gentoo penguins (far right in photo) named GenOne & GenTwo. 😉 We now have 5 Emperor + 2 Gentoo Penguins! 😍 It’s probably the only penguin colony in Tucson, AZ, USA! 🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧
This Antarctic glacier dramatically retreated. Then, its ice shelf totally collapsed
Cadman Glacier in Antarctica retreated 5 miles in just 2.5 years, causing its ice shelf to collapse, according to scientists who used satellite images and ocean measurements. Higher ocean temperatures likely hastened the glacier’s deterioration, which contributes to global sea level rise. This indicates potential similar threats for neighboring glaciers.
I wonder if I can get away with making a map about Antarctica but without showing any part of it! 😉
I managed to do just that by showing how involved the countries of the world are in the coldest continent! (Again I used my favorite #CahillConcialdi map projection—any guesses as to what I’ll be doing for Day 30? 😂)
Does #Europe know just how awesome the #BeyondEPICA project is?
Drilling an ancient#iceCore in a very remote and very cold part of #Antarctica...
Good overview talk here at #ESSI
Simpson, 1919, reporting from #Scott's expedition to #Antarctica #Precipitation and #snow remain important unsolved problems in both observations and models
I reblogged my part of videnskab.dk's series on #TippingPoints. I was interviewed on #Antarctica in the #Climate system, why the #SeaIce is so low, what are the consequences for the #IceSheet and how our @OceanIceEU project will help to fill the gaps.
Paris polar summit: Melting ice takes center stage
Recent studies have shown vital ice sheets are melting at unprecedented rates. Scientists, politicians and NGOs are gathering in Paris for a Polar Summit.
Scientists discover hidden landscape ‘frozen in time’ under Antarctic ice
Scientists have discovered a vast, hidden landscape of hills and valleys carved by ancient rivers that has been “frozen in time” under the Antarctic ice for millions of years.
“ The research team, led by Durham University, UK, used satellite data and radio-echo sounding techniques to map a 32,000 km2 area of land underneath the vast ice sheet....
Lots of discussion @OceanIceEU about what is going on in #Antarctica put me in mind of @micefearboggis' excellent post on the weird weather we're having. I couldn't put it better myself....
"This year, getting Antarctic-wide temperature anomalies right has depended on getting the right balance of very large positive and negative anomalies. In an area with scarce and sometimes unreliable observations this isn’t easy to do. "
A multitude of possibly unsatisfying answers https://wp.me/p4K9DA-1iz
Scientists discover hidden landscape "frozen in time" under Antarctic ice for millions of years.
CBS News reports: "This landscape, which is bigger than Belgium, has remained untouched for potentially more than 34 million years, but human-driven global warming could threaten to expose it."
Two South Africans among 188 women heading to Antarctica for environmental sustainability programme
More than 180 women, including two South Africans, are embarking on a voyage to Antarctica in November to promote sustainability and study its ecosystem.
Lifting the Lid on Antarctica: Ancient Landscape Revealed Beneath Antarctica (www.ancient-origins.net)
“ The research team, led by Durham University, UK, used satellite data and radio-echo sounding techniques to map a 32,000 km2 area of land underneath the vast ice sheet....