Tag: Antarctic
Ancient ‘lost world’ discovered under Antarctic ice
This is what Antarctica looked like before it was covered in ice. It was much warmer than today! Antarctica was not always a wasteland of ice and snow. Earth’s southernmost…
Antarctic sea ice at lowest level since measurements began
Updated 22:30 | Published 22:22 The sea ice in Antarctica has reached extremely low levels. The ice cover is now 2.6 million square kilometers less than the 1980-2010 average. The…
the Antarctic sea ice at its lowest
It’s a record that we would have done without. In Antarctica, at the South Pole, the extent of the sea ice is at an all-time low for the month of…
Norwegian scientists terrified in the Antarctic – the most important nesting site for the bird species is empty
According to the Norwegian Polar Institute, the number of nesting ice storm connectors has fluctuated sharply every year, now the situation at the main nesting site seems to have collapsed.…
Why Plant Expansion in Antarctica Worries Scientists
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Antarctica: a gigantic sheet of ice breaks off This video, made from radar images acquired by the TerraSAR-X satellite, shows the evolution of…
Antarctica: whirlpools in the ocean are preventing the sea ice from melting…for now!
The Earth is heating up. And yet on the Antarctic side, the sea ice cover seems to want to remain stable. A paradox that researchers are struggling to explain. But…
Top 20 of the most beautiful ice landscapes
On Earthice can be found on all continents, whether in the form of glaciersicebergs, ice floes orice sheet. His astonishing relationship to light explains, among other things, its incredible variations…
A powerful solar storm hit Earth 9,000 years ago when the Sun was quiet
The biggest solar flares appear during the most intense periods of activity of our Star. It’s known. But researchers now show that about 9,200 years ago, a major storm erupted…
A powerful solar storm hit Earth 9,000 years ago
The biggest solar flares appear during the most intense periods of activity of our Star. It’s known. But researchers now show that around 9,200 years ago, a major storm erupted…
Even calm, the Sun can unleash powerful storms on the Earth, like 9,000 years ago
The biggest solar flares appear during the most intense periods of activity of our Star. It’s known. But researchers now show that around 9,200 years ago, a major storm erupted…