While greenhouse gases are heating up the surface of the Earth, they are also causing very rapid cooling over us at the edge of space. In fact, the upper atmosphere about 90 …
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Scientists have discovered for the first time an active leak of methane gas from the sea level in Antarctica. It is a process that is likely to speed up the process of …
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Scientists have for the first time identified an active leak of methane gas from the ocean floor in Antarctica, raising the possibility that the planet is close to one of the “tipping …
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A glacier falls on the shores of the Ross Sea near McMurdo Station in Antarctica.Photo: Mark Ralson / AFP (Getty Images) A new paper suggests that the pre-Antarctic ice sheet may not …
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The Independent employs journalists from all over the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. In the context of future global sea-level rise, many climate …
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Antarctica is melting, and it is happening at a much faster rate than previous scientists. According to a study published in Nature on Wednesday, losses in the ice sheets of Antarctica, that …
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Cracks near the shoreline of the Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica. (Ian Joughin / University of Washington) The Antarctic ice sheet is melting at an increasing rate, annually pouring more than 200 …
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Earthquakes shook East Antarctica much more frequently than previously thought, reveals a new study. Although much of Antarctica has a frozen white appearance, it can be divided into three main parts. One …
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We have only recorded a handful of earthquakes in Antarctica, and many have badumed that our less popular continent was very seismically quiet. It turns out that we have not been very …
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Researchers have discovered three large canyons frozen under the ice of Antarctica, each of which is hundreds of kilometers long. The canyons, which move through high mountains below the snowy surface of …
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