by faster | Jun 15, 2017 | Blog
SOURCE: Washington Post DATE: June 15, 2017 SNIP: Scientists have documented a recent, massive melt event on the surface of highly vulnerable West Antarctica that, they fear, could be a harbinger of future events as the planet continues to warm. In the Antarctic...
by faster | May 31, 2017 | Blog
SOURCE: Climate Central DATE: May 31, 2017 SNIP: The saga of the Larsen C crack is about reach its stunning conclusion. Scientists have watched a rift grow along one of Antarctica’s ice shelves for years. Now it’s in the final days of cutting off a piece of ice that...
by faster | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog
SOURCE: The Sydney Morning Herald DATE: March 1, 2017 SNIP: There is about 10 per cent less sea ice in Antarctica this year than the previous record minimum – a stunning reversal after new highs were set in 2014. The area covered by sea ice has been tracking...
by faster | Feb 1, 2017 | Blog
SOURCE: Scripps Institution of Oceanography DATE: February 1, 2017 SNIP: In the cold depths along the seafloor, Antarctic Bottom Waters are part of a global circulatory system, supplying waters rich in oxygen, carbon, and nutrients to the world’s oceans. Over the last...