Warmer air, less-frigid water, and gravity may combine to make parts of Antarctica’s western ice sheet melt far faster than scientists had thought, raising sea levels much more…
New physics-based computer simulations forecast dramatic increases…
That could raise sea levels in 2100 by 18 to 34 inches more than an international panel of climate scientists predicted just three years ago…
A worst-case scenario
Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets
The research involved dozens of scientists and 10 satellite missions and presents a disturbing picture of the impact of recent warming at the poles…
More than 4 trillon tonnes of ice from Greenland and Antarctica has melted in the past 20 years and flowed into the oceans, pushing up sea levels, according to a study that provides the best measure to date…
Antarctica People
Even if the countries of the world control heat-trapping gases at the moderate levels they pledged in Paris last year, it would still mean seas 3 to 12 inches…
In terms of absolute land loss, China would be at risk of losing more than 3 million hectares. Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar …
Hunting and Fishing
Hunting for whales and seals drew people to the Antarctic in the early years of the 19th century and within only a few decades.
The Antarctic fur seal was at the verge of extinction at many locations by 1830.
Burning all the world’s coal, oil and gas would melt the entire Antarctic ice-sheet…
Going it alone in Antarctica is still an dangerous risk.
Despite the advent of new communications and support technology, going it alone in Antarctica is still an incredibly dangerous risk.
There may be other explanations for missing Adélie penguins presumed dead in Antarctica.
Despite the advent of new communications and support technology, going it alone in Antarctica is still an incredibly dangerous risk.
Drone’s-Eye Flying Clould Monitor Ice in Remote Regions
Despite the advent of new communications and support technology, going it alone in Antarctica is still an incredibly dangerous risk.
Much Ice Can Antarctica Afford to Lose?
Despite the advent of new communications and support technology, going it alone in Antarctica is still an incredibly dangerous risk.
Special reports of Ethiopia
A British national kidnapped by Ethiopia and held in jail faces an uncertain future after a court ruled that the Office…
A high court judge denied an application by Andargachew Tsige’s nine-year-old daughter…
Population of Africa
The population of Africa has grown rapidly over the past century. The most populous African country is Nigeria with 182 million inhabitants, followed by Ethiopia (100 million) and Egypt (91 million).