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, by McCAHEY Daniella
The U.S. Antarctic Program struggles to keep women safe – and through the continent’s history, discrimination and prejudice are rampant.
A federal report that, in the words of its key finding, “sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking are problems in the U.S. Antarctic Program community” – (...)
, by HOLLAND Paul, MERINO Danier, SCAMBOS Ted, WARE Gemma, ZHENG Yixi
If and when the Thwaites Glacier melts, it will result in nearly 0.6 meter of sea level rise, but it holds back another three meters of sea level rise lurking within the Antarctic continent. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
et Gemma Ware, The Conversation
This episode of The (...)
, by HUBBARD Alun
A field glaciologist explains the changes scientists are now seeing.
I’m standing at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, mesmerized by a mind-blowing scene of natural destruction. A milewide section of glacier front has fractured and is collapsing into the ocean, calving an immense iceberg. (...)
, by CARRINGTON Damian
Loss will contribute a minimum rise of 27cm regardless of what climate action is taken, scientists discover
Major sea-level rise from the melting of the Greenland ice cap is now inevitable, scientists have found, even if the fossil fuel burning that is driving the climate crisis were to end (...)
, by SCAMBOS Ted
Thwaites Glacier’s ice shelf appears to be splintering, and scientists fear it could give way in the next few years. A polar scientist takes us on a tour under the ice to explain the forces at work.
Flying over Antarctica, it’s hard to see what all the fuss is about. Like a gigantic wedding (...)
, by ALEXANDER Simon, BERGSTROM Dana M, ROBINSON Sharon
Record-breaking heatwaves hit both Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously this week, with temperatures reaching 47℃ and 30℃ higher than normal.
Heatwaves are bizarre at any time in Antarctica, but particularly now at the equinox as Antarctica is about to descend into winter darkness. Likewise, (...)
, by The Economist
Peat fires in the Arctic are the latest symptom of climate change.
The eastern siberian landscape does not normally resemble hell. In winter it is blanketed in snow; in summer, its forests are lush and its wetlands soggy. This year, however, the region is on fire, as are large parts of the (...)
, by HOLTHAZUS Eric
Last week, at a New Orleans conference center that once doubled as a storm shelter for thousands during Hurricane Katrina, a group of polar scientists made a startling declaration: The Arctic as we once knew it is no more.
The region is now definitively trending toward an ice-free state, the (...)
, by HARVEY Fiona
Scientists warn increasingly rapid melting could trigger polar ‘tipping points’ with catastrophic consequences felt as far away as the Indian Ocean.
Arctic scientists have warned that the increasingly rapid melting of the ice cap risks triggering 19 “tipping points” in the region that could have (...)
, by BANERJEE Subhankar
Presentation
If Sarah Palin were president, we’d know just what it was: a drill-baby-drill administration. Of course, there’s no mama grizzly in the White House, yet these last years have been a grizzly tale of the expansion of American oil and natural gas exploration and drilling from the (...)
, by BERKMAN Paul Arthur
While the Arctic Ocean used to be covered in ice year round, most of the ocean is now open during the summer months due to global warming. This unexpected transformation has heightened countries’ stakes over oil, gas, hydrocarbon deposits, and fishing rights in the region. Companies such as (...)
, by Inuit Circumpolar Conference
Inuit Circumpolar Conference Petition to the Inter American Commission on Human Rights Seeking Relief from Violations Resulting from Global Warming Caused by Acts and Omissions of the United States,” December 7, 2005 (excerpts)
Sheila Watts-Cloutier presented a petition to the Inter-American (...)
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