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Greenland Glacier shattered, a clear sign of climate change
Greenland's ice shelves are constantly shattered over time, a sign that climate change is having a negative impact on the ocean, causing sea levels to rise rapidly.
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The lowest temperature on the Earth's surface is -98 degrees Celsius
Scientists at the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) have determined that the lowest temperature in the East Antarctic Plateau is -98 degrees Celsius.
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Antarctic ice disappeared 2700 billion tons during the last 25 years
According to the study, Antarctic ice is melting at an alarming rate, with about 2,700 billion tons of ice disappearing in 25 years, from 1992 to 2017.
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Why is Antarctica melting faster than expected is good news?
The earth warms, and as a result the ice in the poles is melting. We still know that, and are looking for ways to overcome it.
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Antarctica recorded a record snowfall due to ... Earth warming
A study published in the journal Nature in 2012 found that snow is associated with an increase in the speed of ice melt and drift.
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America is the coldest on the planet, more than Antarctica and Siberia
Along with wind and other factors, the temperature is expected to drop to -73 degrees Celsius in a location in New Hampshire.
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The Antarctic iceberg is 267 km2 wide and continues to crack
Icebergs are more than four times the size of New York's Manhattan area separated from the Pine Island and Antarctic glaciers two months ago, breaking into small pieces,…
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Discover the coldest place on earth
Scientists have discovered the coldest region on earth - where the air temperature falls below -91 degrees C. With this cold, the recent cold spell of England is just li…
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Two ice cracks threaten the Antarctic research station
This is the second consecutive winter that Halley Vi station must be closed because of the risk of being stuck between two growing cracks in the floating ice shelf 150 m…
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Mysterious hot stone plate is melting Antarctica
The hypothesis of having such a mantle plume at the bottom of the permafrost in Antarctica has been around for a long time, but recently NASA has confirmed the new evide…
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A close-up picture of a giant iceberg separated from Antarctica
NASA scientists have captured close-up images of a giant iceberg, separated from Antarctica last July.
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The Antarctic glacier melted easily to raise the sea level by 3.4 meters
The Totten glacier on the eastern Antarctic ice sheet is melting from the bottom, threatening to raise the sea level by more than 3.4 meters.
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The ozone gap in Antarctica is the smallest in nearly 3 decades
The ozone gap formed in Antarctica in September this year is the smallest sized hole monitored by scientists since 1988.
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Unusual frost makes 36,000 penguins die in Antarctica
According to the BBC, the land of Terre Adelie, the territory of Adelie penguins, witnessed the deaths of more than 36,000 newborn penguins.
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Admire the phenomenon of red algae causing the Arctic ice to melt quickly
Red algae cause red tape, or red snow, they exist in Greenland and Antarctica. In Alaska alone, red snow has melted nearly a fifth of the ice here.