The British Antarctic Survey says that one of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters after being grounded for more than three decades ByThe Associated Press November 25, 2023, 12:16 PM This images provided by Maxar Technologies shows the A23a iceberg moving through the sea sea near the Antarctica, on Wednesday Nov. 15, … Read more
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man accused of physically assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica was then sent to a remote icefield where he was tasked with protecting the safety of a professor and three young graduate students, and he remained there for a full week after a warrant for … Read more
This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Avian flu has reached the Antarctic, raising concerns for isolated populations of penguins and seals that have never been exposed to the deadly H5N1 virus before. The full impact of the virus’s arrival is not yet known, but scientists are … Read more
The North and South Pole’s ice sheets play a fundamental role in Earth’s climate regulation. The vast white landscapes of the Arctic and Antarctica are, in a way, our planet’s air conditioners, as they keep temperatures cool by reflecting back sunlight that, were it not for the frost, would be absorbed by the darker surfaces … Read more