Scientists have been working to gather more evidence from Antarctica pertaining to the long debate on whether a global rise in sea level is occurring due to global warming. While scientists hone in on the causes of mass glacial calving, NASA has also released a study on the rate at which the Antarctic ice shelf is increasingly […]
Antarctica, the least hospitable and most treacherous of the Earth’s seven continents, has had a bad year. First came the realization by scientists in June that undersea volcanoes were accelerating glacial melt in the western region. Now more research has revealed another threat to the continent’s western glaciers which is wind. More specifically this means […]
Rapidly changing climate has negatively affected one of Antarctica’s most favorite animals. The Adélie penguins, are slowly disappearing. Many scientists strongly believe that even small changes in penguin numbers can alert the world about Antarctica’s demise, bringing attention to the effects of rapid global warming and increased fishing. It is no secret that the world is interconnected, and […]
