News tagged with east antarctic

New research sheds light on Earth's coldest temperatures

(PhysOrg.com) -- Results from the first detailed analysis of the lowest ever temperature recorded on the Earth's surface can explain why it got so cold and how cold it could possibly get.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 12, 2010 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (12) | comments 15

Simultaneous ice melt in Antarctic and Arctic

The end of the last ice age and the processes that led to the melting of the northern and southern ice sheets supply basic information on changes in our climate. Although the maximum size of the ice sheet in the northern ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains enigma unraveled in East Antarctica

The birth of the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains buried beneath the vast East Antarctic Ice Sheet – a puzzle mystifying scientists since their first discovery in 1958 – is finally solved. The remarkably ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast