Melting Of Ice Sheet in Antarctica Attributed To Huge Hidden Landforms Found Underneath

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 05.15.2017 06:03 AM

A new study says that the melting of the ice sheet in Antarctica is attributed to the 1.8 kilometers of landforms.

Antarctica’s Massive Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Will Melt Drastically Fast, Scientists Warn ‘No Going Back’

05.13.2017 19:39 PM

Antarctica’s Filchner-Ronne ice shelf is at risk of rapid melting to the influx of warm water beneath it.

Atlas of Submarine Glacial Landforms Uncover the Movement of Iceberg in Antarctica and Climate History

04.26.2017 15:13 PM

Hundreds of scientists have worked on the atlas to provide the most comprehensive view of the seabed in Antarctica over time.

Antarctica's Secret: Blood Falls Century-Old Mystery In Taylor Valley Solved By Researchers

04.26.2017 14:49 PM

Find out how researchers solved the mystery of Antarctica's red waterfall here. Blood Falls found in Taylor Valley, Antarctica has a century-old mystery that baffles scientists up until now.

Antarctica’s Larsen-C Ice Shelf Crack Rapid Melting Discovered To Be Caused By Warm Föhn Winds

04.26.2017 14:41 PM

Antarctica's Larsen-C ice shelves were discovered to be caused by downhill föhn winds. After Antarctica’s Larsen A and B had cracked, its Larsen-C ice shelf was reported to be on the verge of break away as well.

Antarctica Might Stop Being ‘Icy’ Anymore: Vast Meltwater Networks Discovered, Whale’s Eye View Of The Continent [WATCH]

04.22.2017 21:03 PM

Find out and watch about the worrisome discovery of scientists about the icy continent, Antarctica here.

Antarctica’s Larsen-C Ice Shelf Crack Continues Growing, Experts Predict It Will Be The Largest Ever Recorded

04.22.2017 20:59 PM

The crack in Antarctica’s Larsen-C ice shelf continually grows at an alarming rate. Scientists foresee that it will the biggest in the history to be recorded.

Arctic Expedition Heads to Greenland to Uncover Mystery of Greenland Shark

04.21.2017 13:32 PM

An international team of scientists is set to go to Arctic to investigate the Greenland shark longevity mystery.

Antarctica is Melting Faster; Recent Survey Finds Widespread Movement of Meltwater

04.20.2017 12:11 PM

A Recent survey finds that meltwater in Antarctica is more widespread than expected, which would trigger the ice shelf to collapse and the rising of sea level.

The Biodiversity In Antarctica Faces Crisis; A Research Study Confirms The Truth

03.30.2017 18:16 PM

A new research study unveils the current status of the Biodiversity in Antarctica that is experiencing a poor condition.

Arctic Hits The Low Level Of Sea Ice: Scientists Find It Disturbing, Earth Is Overheating

03.24.2017 01:33 AM

Arctic again hits a low level of sea ice. Scientists blame the man-made global warming. Global warming is hitting the Earth badly. Recently, scientists have found that the frigid top of the Earth has a new record for the low level of sea ice.

Record Breaking Temperature In Antarctica After 1980, WMO Confirms 63.5 Degrees F In 2015 Denotes the Balmiest Year Ever

03.03.2017 04:19 AM

The World Meteorological Organization(WMO) has confirmed that the year 2015 was the hottest year for Antarctica. Climate scientists have recorded the temperature was 63.5° Fahrenheit on March 24th, 2015.

World Meteorological Organization Announced The High Temperature Recorded In Antarctica Region

03.02.2017 02:56 AM

The today new verified record high- temperatures in Antarctica, ranging from the high 60s to the high teens, depending on the location they were recorded in Antarctica.

World's Largest Canyon May Be Hidden Beneath Antarctica's Ice Sheets

01.16.2016 10:30 AM

There might be a possibility that a mysterious landscape of layered bands of rocks are hidden beneath the ice sheets of the Antarctic. This could reportedly be the world's largest, extending up to over a thousand kilometre long and 1 km deep.

Nations Are Now Flocking In On Antarctica

01.05.2016 22:56 PM

Russia and China have expanded their operations in Antarctica while other countries are setting up their own bases in the region.

Antarctica Ice Shelves In Danger Of Collapse In 100 Years

10.13.2015 08:14 AM

The risk doubles in about 50 years or less. The endless warnings and awareness campaigns regarding the danger of ice melt arise as new studies show that by 2050, the risk of ice shelves collapse would be doubled, and the continuous flow of water from ice melting would be fully directed to the ocean, which would trigger the rise of the sea level.

Burning Of Fossil Fuels Could Melt Antarctica

09.15.2015 18:26 PM

This could result in submersion of most coastal cities like Tokyo, New York, Washington, and Shanghai.

Once Solid Peninsula in Antarctica Begins to Melt

05.24.2015 16:35 PM

A part of Antarctica that scientists once thought to be safe from climate change is now showing signs of instability, and the loss of this ice could lead to the rising sea levels around the world.

Satellite Data Reveal an Alarming Trend in Antarctica

05.23.2015 15:24 PM

Antarctica is a truly massive continent. At over 5 million square miles, the whole of the US could fit securely within its borders. It boasts the highest, driest, coldest, and windiest landscape of all seven continents. And the fact that it is losing ice is nothing new. It's the rate at which parts of the continent are melting that is raising new concerns.

Antarctic Ice Shelf on Verge of Disintegration, NASA Says

05.15.2015 14:44 PM

The last intact section of one of Antarctica’s giant ice shelves is weakening fast and will likely disintegrate in the next few years, contributing to a further rise in sea levels, NASA said in a new study.

Life Underneath Antarctica May One Day Reveal Life On Colder Planets

04.28.2015 13:59 PM

Though it may be hard to imagine life abounding in the frigid tundra that is Earth’s Antarctica, that doesn’t mean that life cannot exist there. Recent studies looking into the develop and sustainability of life in the frozen wasteland has developed promising results in showing that life may too exist on other exoplanets or exomoons further out in space that may share a similarly cold surface. But in a new study published this week in the journal Nature Communications, researchers with the University of Tennessee Knoxville have discovered a series of underground lakes that could harbor life—pointing ever-more towards the possibility of life far off from what humans can withstand.