Australia wants to build a 2.7-kilometer concrete runway in Antarctica, the world's biggest natural reserve. The plan, if approved, would have the largest footprint of any project in the continent's history.
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Jul 17, 2020
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New Zealand said Tuesday it will reduce its scientific projects in Antarctica to keep the virtually uninhabited continent free from COVID-19.
Environment
Jun 9, 2020
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A newly updated Antarctic Digital Database is released this week. Aimed at the science and logistics communities, the maps include updates to the ice shelf front around Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, a new coastline ...
Earth Sciences
May 13, 2020
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Black carbon (BC) measurements in Antarctica are still scarce, but necessary to understand the particle's effect in our climate, says Luciano Marquetto, a Ph.D. student from the Polar and Climatic Center, Federal University ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 8, 2020
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This summer, while drought, heatwaves and bushfires ravaged Australia, Antarctica was also experiencing a summer of extreme weather.
Environment
Mar 31, 2020
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Using zircon crystals, researchers have discovered the route of a massive ancient river that could help find new reservoirs of fossil fuels and suggest how modern rivers might change over time.
Earth Sciences
Feb 26, 2020
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Global warming is to blame for Argentine Antarctica recording its hottest day since readings began, Greenpeace said on Friday.
Environment
Feb 7, 2020
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Argentine Antarctica had its hottest day on record Thursday since readings began, the National Meteorological Service said.
Environment
Feb 7, 2020
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It may be remote and uninhabited but Antarctica is suffering from man's activities, says the director of the Chilean Antarctic Institute, Marcelo Leppe, in an interview with AFP.
Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2019
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As a scientist investigating climate change, I'm embarrassed by the high carbon footprint I have when I travel to, and work in, Antarctica. Researchers based in the UK regularly take four or five flights to reach the continent ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 11, 2019
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