Antarctica

10 unusually dark cloud holes were spotted swirling as they scattered across the skies over Heard Island in 2016. (Image credit: NASA/Landsat/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS) QUICK FACTS Where is it? Heard Island, Indian Ocean What's in the photo? An unusual stream of von Kármán vortices trailing off a hidden peak Which satellite…

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Air force plane lands on ice, in the dark, for ‘daring’ evacuation in AntarcticaRead More

MIAMI (AP) — Officials have shut down early the remote krill fishery near Antarctica after trawling for the tiny crustacean — a vital food source for whales that also helps fight climate change — exceeded the seasonal catch limit for the first time. The unprecedented early closure of the fishery follows a report…

Officials have shut down the krill fishery near Antarctica early after exceeding the seasonal catch limit for the first time By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI -- Officials have shut down early the remote krill fishery near Antarctica after trawling for the tiny crustacean — a vital food source for…

The 45,240-pound tracked carrier and its trailer can haul up to 150 tons over snow and ice on multi-day journeys...Read More

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Late in the evening, the Antarctic sky flushes pink. The male leopard seal wakes and slips from the ice into the water. There, he’ll spend the night singing underwater amongst the floating ice floes. For the next two months he sings every night. He will sing so loudly, the ice…

A record catch of krill near Antarctica could trigger an unprecedented end to fishing seasonRead More

In 2021, researchers in Antarctica noticed giant cracks developing on the Brunt Ice Shelf, an enormous stretch of ice on the continent’s northwestern corner. Two years later, the fracture grew so large that a gigantic iceberg almost twice the size of New York City broke free in a process called…