Scientists are outfitting elephant seals and self-propelled water gliders with monitoring equipment to unlock the oceans’ secrets.
Scientists are outfitting elephant seals and self-propelled water gliders with monitoring equipment to unlock the oceans’ secrets and boost understanding of the impacts of climate change.
Continue reading… “Unlocking the Ocean’s Secrets with Seals and Gliders”
Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey believe that a deepsea ice ridge is behind it melting more rapidly.
An underwater ridge could explain why a major glacier in the Antarctic is melting more quickly than ever before, according to a new study.
Continue reading… “Antarctic Glacier Melting Due to Undersea Ice Ridge Rather Than Climate Change”
Satellite images have picked up giant red-brown stains on the pristine white sea ice, indicating the presence of thousands of penguins.
It meant that researchers for the British Antarctic Survey were able to locate every colony on the continent for the first time ever.
Continue reading… “Tracking Penguins From Space”
The first study found that the hole in the ozone layer, caused by the use of CFCs, has prevented the melting of Antarctica even as the rest of the world warms.
Continue reading… “Studies: Pollution Is Slowing Down Global Warming”
ICE is expanding in much of Antarctica, contrary to the widespread public belief that global warming is melting the continental ice cap. Continue reading… “Antarctic Ice Is Growing”
Antarctica is warming. That is the conclusion of scientists analyzing half a century of temperatures on the continent, and the findings may help resolve a climate enigma at the bottom of the planet.
Continue reading… “New Study: Warming In Antarctica Now Looks Certain”
A pilot has successfully landed an aircraft in the Antarctica using night-vision goggles, a feat hailed on Saturday as historic and could lead to year-round flights to the frozen continent.
Continue reading… “Night Landing In Antarctica Hailed As Historic”
Despite projections by some scientists of global seas rising by 20 feet or more by the end of this century as a result of warming, a new University of Colorado at Boulder study concludes that global sea rise of much more than 6 feet is a near physical impossibility.
Continue reading… “Sea-Rise Levels By End Of Century May Be Lower Than Previously Predicited”
With all the inhabitable zones progressing to newer heights in terms of technology, the uninhabitable corners of our globe too gets a taste of avant-garde achievements with this Concept Ice Vehicle. Not intended for entertainment and amusing purpose, this latest ice automobile from Lotus was invented to be taken to Antarctica on the Moon Regan TransAntarctic Expedition. Intending to aid the research going on in the region, it is well-built to withstand the severity of polar environment.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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