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Antarctica’s Melting Ice Could Awaken Hidden Volcanoes, Impact Climate Change
As Antarctica’s ice sheet continues to melt, scientists warn it could awaken over 100 hidden volcanoes beneath the surface. The loss of ice reduces pressure on magma chambers, allowing the magma to expand and potentially trigger eruptions. This could lead to increased volcanic activity, releasing gases and heat that may accelerate ice melt, weake...
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Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier Is Headed for Collapse, Could Rise Global Sea Level Significantly: Study
Recent research on the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica shows alarming rates of melting that could significantly impact global sea levels. Scientists from the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, including Rob Larter and Kiya Riverman, discovered that Thwaites’ retreat may lead to a rise of up to 10 feet in sea levels, threatening coastal ...
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Antarctica Experiences Exceptionally Long Heatwave, Says Research Body
Antarctica, the world's coldest continent, is experiencing an exceptionally long heatwave during its winter, according to Britain's national polar research institute.
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Global Warming: Thousands Of Penguins Die In Antarctic Ice Breakup
The melting of sea ice around Antarctica is leading to the loss of habitat for baby emperor penguins.
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Antarctic Extreme Events "Almost Certain" To Become More Severe: Study
Antarctica will "almost certainly" witness more common and more severe extreme events, such as ocean heatwaves and ice loss, having global implications, researchers say.
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Due To Climate Change, Emperor Penguins Are Now A Threatened Species
The US government warned that the emperor penguin of Antarctica is in danger of going extinct because of rising global temperatures and a loss of sea ice.
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Antarctica's Ice Melt Quickens, Risks Metres Of Sea Level Rise: Study
Antarctica's annual ice losses have accelerated six-fold in the past 40 years in a trend that could push sea levels metres higher in coming centuries amid man-made global warming, scientists said on Monday.
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Antarctic Ice Loss Has Tripled In A Decade. If That Continues We Are In Serious Trouble
Antarctica's ice sheet is melting at rapidly increasing rate, now pouring more than 200 billion tons of ice into the ocean annually and raising sea levels a half millimeter every year, a team of 80 scientists reported Wednesday.
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Antarctic Ice Loss Triples, Boosting Sea Levels, Says Study
Antarctica has lost a staggering three trillion tonnes of ice since 1992, according to a landmark study published today that suggests the frozen continent could redraw Earth's coastlines if global warming continues unchecked.
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Antarctica Coastline Images Reveal 40 Years Of Ice Loss
A part of the Antarctica coastline has been losing ice to the ocean for over four decades, far longer than had been expected, finds a new study of satellite images.
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Scientists May Have Just Solved One of The Most Troubling Mysteries About Sea-Level Rise
Scientists have announced a potential solution to a tantalizing puzzle about sea-level rise that's remained unsolved for more than a decade. In doing so, they've helped confirm scientists' latest estimates of 20th-century glacial melting and our understanding of how sea-level rise fundamentally affects the planet - down to the way it spins on its a...
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Runaway Loss of Antartica Ice May Last For Centuries
The runaway loss of ice from Antarctica as a result of global climate change could last for centuries, said a study on Friday.
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Snow Mounts in Antarctica but Ice Loss Continues
Annual snowfall has mounted 30 per cent in West Antarctica over the past century, but the extra powder has not spelled good news for the melting ice sheet, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Antarctica Gained 112 Billion Tonnes of Ice Between 1992 and 2001, Shows NASA Study
An increase in Antarctic snow accumulation that began 10,000 years ago is currently adding enough ice to the continent to outweigh the increased losses from its thinning glaciers.
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Scientists Confirm There's Enough Fossil Fuel on Earth to Entirely Melt Antarctica
The frozen continent at the bottom of the world has been the subject of increasing concern as rising temperatures cause more ice to melt every year.
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Antarctica’s Melting Ice Could Awaken Hidden Volcanoes, Impact Climate Change
As Antarctica’s ice sheet continues to melt, scientists warn it could awaken over 100 hidden volcanoes beneath the surface. The loss of ice reduces pressure on magma chambers, allowing the magma to expand and potentially trigger eruptions. This could lead to increased volcanic activity, releasing gases and heat that may accelerate ice melt, weake...
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Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier Is Headed for Collapse, Could Rise Global Sea Level Significantly: Study
Recent research on the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica shows alarming rates of melting that could significantly impact global sea levels. Scientists from the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, including Rob Larter and Kiya Riverman, discovered that Thwaites’ retreat may lead to a rise of up to 10 feet in sea levels, threatening coastal ...
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Antarctica Experiences Exceptionally Long Heatwave, Says Research Body
Antarctica, the world's coldest continent, is experiencing an exceptionally long heatwave during its winter, according to Britain's national polar research institute.
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Global Warming: Thousands Of Penguins Die In Antarctic Ice Breakup
The melting of sea ice around Antarctica is leading to the loss of habitat for baby emperor penguins.
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Antarctic Extreme Events "Almost Certain" To Become More Severe: Study
Antarctica will "almost certainly" witness more common and more severe extreme events, such as ocean heatwaves and ice loss, having global implications, researchers say.
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Due To Climate Change, Emperor Penguins Are Now A Threatened Species
The US government warned that the emperor penguin of Antarctica is in danger of going extinct because of rising global temperatures and a loss of sea ice.
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Antarctica's Ice Melt Quickens, Risks Metres Of Sea Level Rise: Study
Antarctica's annual ice losses have accelerated six-fold in the past 40 years in a trend that could push sea levels metres higher in coming centuries amid man-made global warming, scientists said on Monday.
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Antarctic Ice Loss Has Tripled In A Decade. If That Continues We Are In Serious Trouble
Antarctica's ice sheet is melting at rapidly increasing rate, now pouring more than 200 billion tons of ice into the ocean annually and raising sea levels a half millimeter every year, a team of 80 scientists reported Wednesday.
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Antarctic Ice Loss Triples, Boosting Sea Levels, Says Study
Antarctica has lost a staggering three trillion tonnes of ice since 1992, according to a landmark study published today that suggests the frozen continent could redraw Earth's coastlines if global warming continues unchecked.
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Antarctica Coastline Images Reveal 40 Years Of Ice Loss
A part of the Antarctica coastline has been losing ice to the ocean for over four decades, far longer than had been expected, finds a new study of satellite images.
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Scientists May Have Just Solved One of The Most Troubling Mysteries About Sea-Level Rise
Scientists have announced a potential solution to a tantalizing puzzle about sea-level rise that's remained unsolved for more than a decade. In doing so, they've helped confirm scientists' latest estimates of 20th-century glacial melting and our understanding of how sea-level rise fundamentally affects the planet - down to the way it spins on its a...
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Runaway Loss of Antartica Ice May Last For Centuries
The runaway loss of ice from Antarctica as a result of global climate change could last for centuries, said a study on Friday.
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Snow Mounts in Antarctica but Ice Loss Continues
Annual snowfall has mounted 30 per cent in West Antarctica over the past century, but the extra powder has not spelled good news for the melting ice sheet, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Antarctica Gained 112 Billion Tonnes of Ice Between 1992 and 2001, Shows NASA Study
An increase in Antarctic snow accumulation that began 10,000 years ago is currently adding enough ice to the continent to outweigh the increased losses from its thinning glaciers.
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Scientists Confirm There's Enough Fossil Fuel on Earth to Entirely Melt Antarctica
The frozen continent at the bottom of the world has been the subject of increasing concern as rising temperatures cause more ice to melt every year.
