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IN A NUTSHELL 🌡️ Record-breaking Antarctic temperatures highlight alarming climate shifts. 🌪️ Collapse of the polar vortex speed linked to Pacific surface temperature rise. 🐧 Unprecedented sea ice loss and penguin breeding failures observed. 🌊 Changes in ice melt impact global sea levels and marine ecosystems. In recent weeks, atmospheric temperatures over Antarctica have soared to unprecedented levels, raising alarms …

Scientists meeting at the Royal Society in London this week will do so under the thick cloud of a stark warning to the rest of the world: that dramatic and extreme changes are occurring in the Antarctic faster than expected, with consequences that will affect us all. From collapsing ice shelves and record-low sea ice to powerful storms and threats …

If you think your job is tough, just be glad you haven’t had to do a tour at an Antarctic research base. A horrifying new workplace survey by the US National Science Foundation is raising alarms about a terrible HR crisis unfolding on the white continent. In particular, the report found that sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking were regular …

Antarctic researchers endured sexual harassment: Survey  NewsNation Source link

Warning: This story contains details of violence that may be disturbing to some readers. You can find resources and help for survivors at the U.S. Department of Justice website. More than 40 percent of respondents to a new survey experienced a sexual assault or sexual harassment during recent Antarctic research expeditions, according to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Antarctica …

Scientists on Wednesday warned that abrupt and potentially irreversible changes are occurring in Antarctica. They said the changes, which are driven by climate change, could lead to “catastrophic consequences for generations.” The research was published in the journal Nature. It sought to describe the interlocking effects of global warming on the Antarctic, the frozen continent at the planet’s South Pole. The …

Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by meters and lead to “catastrophic consequences for generations,” scientists warned Wednesday. More broadly, a state-of-knowledge review by a score of top experts revealed accelerating shifts across the region that are often both a cause and effect of global warming, according to a study published …

Rapid loss of Antarctic ice may be climate tipping point, scientists say  Reuters Antarctica’s changing threat landscape underscores the need for coordinated action  EurekAlert! Emerging evidence of abrupt changes in the Antarctic environment  Nature Tracking the climate-driven shift in Antarctic plankton from space  European Space Agency Antarctic climate shifts threaten ‘catastrophic’ impacts globally  WV News Source link

Victoria Gill, Kate Stephens and Gwyndaf Hughes BBC News Science team Elisenda Balleste The researchers worked from a vessel at a number of locations around the Antarctic Peninsula Why would anyone brave hand-numbing cold, icy winds and rough seas – sometimes working through the night – to dig up mud from the Antarctic seabed? That is what an international team …

Scientists have mapped 332 Antarctic canyon networks to help assess the future course of climate breakdown. The research, published in the journal Marine Geology, shows in high resolution submarine valleys that can reach down more than 4,000 metres, more than twice the depth of the Grand Canyon in the US. The resulting data shows that the canyons may have a …