News tagged with antarctic zone

Mathematics and climate change: Gaining insights into the nature of sea ice

In 1994, University of Utah mathematician Ken Golden went to the Eastern Weddell Sea for the Antarctic Zone Flux Experiment. The sea's surface is normally covered with sea ice, the complex composite material that results ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 13, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Conservationists call for huge Antarctic marine reserve

A coalition of environment groups called Tuesday for the world's largest marine reserve to be declared in Antarctica's Ross Sea to prevent "industrial scale" fishing ruining the pristine ecosystem.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Campaigners push for vast Antarctic marine reserve

Conservationists called Tuesday for the world's biggest marine protection zone to be declared around Antarctica, heralding the possibility of a global fight over its pristine waters.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0