Antarctica

Home News Science & Astronomy The 2021 ozone hole over Antarctica is among the 25% largest in recorded history. (Image credit: Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, ECMWF.) A giant ozone hole has opened up over Antarctica this year. Already larger than the entire ice-covered continent, the ozone hole has surpassed the…

BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say the hole in the Earth’s protective ozone layer over the Southern Hemisphere is larger than usual this year and already surpasses the size of Antarctica. The European Union’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service said Thursday that the so-called ozone hole, which appears every year during the…

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Curated by योगेश मिश्रा | नवभारतटाइम्स.कॉम | Updated: Sep 7, 2021, 12:58 PM Antarctica : अभी तक यह समझा जाता था कि पृथ्वी के हर कोने पर जीवन मौजूद है। फिर चाहें इंसान के रूप में हो, जीव के रूप में हो या सूक्ष्म जीव के रूप में। हालांकि एक…

Antarctica is melting. Its future could be catastrophicRead More

Home News Antarctica's Twaites Glacier is facing an assault of heat from the sky, the sea and deep underground. (Image credit: NASA) West Antarctica is one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth. For evidence, you need look no further than Thwaites Glacier — also known as the "Doomsday Glacier." Since…

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As reported in the new study, increased snowfall will offset any sea-level rise in the world’s most southern continent. The study by over 60 researchers and 44 institutions used modern methods to calculate projected changes to sea levels. Using a new generation of climate models used in the newly published…

Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Thomas Ronge Researchers map the geothermal heat flow in West Antarctica; a new potential weak spot in the ice sheet’s stability is identified. Ice losses from Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica are currently responsible for roughly four percent of the global sea-level rise. This figure could increase,…