“Doomsday” Glacier’s Alarming Meltdown Sparks Radical Geoengineering Race
Researchers are divided on the Thwaites Glacier's stability, with new studies highlighting both its increased vulnerability ...
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Antarctica: Xuelong 2 sails 10,000 nautical miles on current Antarctic expedition
Chinese research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, has sailed more than 10,000 nautical miles since it departed for ...
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Octopus DNA tells scientists that total collapse of the Antarctic ice sheet is "close"
Turquet’s octopus, which is widespread around Antarctica, has a lot to tell scientists about West Antarctica's imminent ice ...
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Antarctica’s largest icebergs are not linked to climate change
Research reveals Antarctic icebergs may calve randomly, while smaller, frequent events drive significant ice loss linked to ...
Past climate change ‘shifts ocean currents and winds in Southern Ocean’
Analysis of global climate patterns from past 1.5 million years reveal links between ocean circulation and climate changes.
Wildfires Were More Common in the Ice Age During Abrupt Periods of Climate Change
Antarctic ice core analysis reveals global wildfire spikes coinciding with abrupt climate shifts during the Ice Age. Methane ...
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Past climate change ‘shifts ocean currents and winds in Southern Ocean’
Their study highlighted the role of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) in regulating dynamics in the Southern Ocean and global climate patterns over the past 1.5 million years. The ...
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Past climate change ‘shifts ocean currents and winds in Southern Ocean’
Human-induced climate change is causing shifts in the world’s largest ocean current and westerly wind systems also seen during periods of ice age and warmer intervals in Earth’s history ...