Antarctica

Right now the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and transforming in massively consequential ways. Rapidly melting permafrost is gouging holes in the landscape. Thousands of years’ worth of wet accumulated plant matter known as peat is drying out and burning in unprecedented wildfires.…

During past glacial periods the earth was about 6ºC colder and the Northern hemisphere continents were covered by ice sheets up to 4 kilometers thick. However, the earth would not have been so cold, nor the ice sheets so immense, if it were not for the effects of sea ice…

Image: APIt’s apparent that where there are people, there is sexual harassment—and unfortunately, sparsely populated regions, such as Antarctica, have proven to be no different. In a new paper, Meredith Nash, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Tasmania, makes the case that in order to curb harassment…

Andrew Peacock / Getty Images Antarctic Peninsula. Women scientists face enough barriers to conducting polar research in Antartica, says professor Meredith Nash — the clothing is ill-fitting and managing menstruation discreetly is near impossible."It is a place set up for white men," Nash told BuzzFeed News.But it is also a…

IMAGE: North-South ocean currents are shown at different depths in the ocean, with their strength and direction indicated by the arrows. The density of the water increases with depth, from low... view more  Credit: IBS During past glacial periods the earth was about 6ºC colder and the Northern hemisphere continents were…

A research station on an island in the Antarctic recorded a new record-high temperature for the region — less than a week after the temperature record was shattered on the Antarctic continent. It was 69 degrees Fahrenheit in the Antarctic on Sunday. Brazilian scientists venture out to the remote Seymour…

This story was originally published by Mother Jones and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration While you were drowning in this week’s impeachment, State of the Union, and election news, scientists were sounding yet another climate alarm: Antarctica just set a new record temperature. On Thursday, a…

Meets scientists in Antarctica for air fumigation —Provides funds for 5 varsities on research By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Ned NwokoABUJA-THERE is reprieve on the way to eradicate the scourge of malaria in Nigeria and the African Continent as the foremost philanthropist, Honourable Ned Nwoko has met a group of scientists on…

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In a rattling new development, a research station in Antarctica registered the highest temperature ever recorded on the icy continent: 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit. Argentina’s Esperanza Base on the northern edge of Antarctica’s Trinity Peninsula marked the high (18.3 Celsius) on Thursday. The previous record was 63.5 degrees on March 24, 2015.…