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Antarctic ice growing, not shrinking
From The Economic Times - India | 18th April 2009 According to Australian Antarctic Division glaciology program head Ian Allison, sea ice losses in west Antarctica over the past 30 years had been more than offset by increases in the … Continue reading
Ancient, frozen ecosystem produces blood-red ice flows
From the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, considered one of the least hospitable places on Earth. From Ars Tecnica and published online at the Tehran Times Almost by definition, any living things that manage to scrape out an existence in … Continue reading
Plans to limit tourism in Antarctic
The number of tourists visiting Antarctica could be restricted under British plans, amid fears that the increase in cruise ships in the area threatens to cause irreparable damage to the continent’s pristine environment. From the Telegraph in London. Science Correspondent, … Continue reading
Posted in antarctica, tourism
Tagged Antarctic Treaty, cruise ship, environmental impact, tourism
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Wilkins Ice Bridge Collapse in pictures
Over at Earth Observatory pictures of the breakup of the Wilkins Ice Bridge from the NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). The pieces of the former ice bridge join multiple other chunks of ice formed as the northern portion of … Continue reading
Ice bridge ruptures in Antarctic
BBC An ice bridge linking a shelf of ice the size of Jamaica to two islands in Antarctica has snapped. Scientists say the collapse could mean the Wilkins Ice Shelf is on the brink of breaking away, and provides further … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, ice, world water
Tagged antarctic peninsula, ice shelf, Wilkins Shelf
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