Tag: Antarctic
The Sun unleashed a powerful storm on the Earth 9,000 years ago when it was at its calmest
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…
The giant iceberg A-68 released 152 billion tons of fresh water into the ocean!
One of the largest icebergs on record broke away from Antarctica in 2017. Three and a half years later, it headed perilously towards South Georgia. What threat does this colossal…
The giant iceberg off South Georgia has released 152 billion tons of fresh water!
One of the largest icebergs on record broke away from Antarctica in 2017. Three and a half years later, it headed perilously towards South Georgia. What threat does this colossal…
Antarctica: “something dramatic is underway” warn the authors of a massive study
Scientists have studied Arctic ice and its dynamics extensively. Less those of Antarctica. But today, thanks to a major reconstruction work, researchers are presenting data that date back to the…
Antarctica: ‘Something Dramatic is Underway’ Warn Authors of 150-Year Data Study
Scientists have extensively studied Arctic ice and their dynamics. Less those of Antarctica. But today, thanks to an important work of reconstruction, researchers present data going back to the beginning…
Overheating of Antarctica and the Arctic in December
After experiencing one of its coldest winters since weather records began, Antarctica is currently facing extremely high temperatures, up to 20 ° C above seasonal averages. The same heat anomalies…
Global warming in 2021: the alarm signals are everywhere!
The year that is coming to an end will have been disrupted in many ways. Especially in terms of climate. All over the Globe, catastrophes have followed one another at…
Perseverance, the Polar Pod supply ship, unveiled by Jean-Louis Étienne
There was Perseverance, the NASA rover sent to Mars last February. From now on, there will also be Perseverance, the supply ship attached to the Polar Pod mission. It was…
The Antarctic ice sheet could collapse much sooner than previously thought
Hoping to better understand what lies in store for Antarctica in the years to come, researchers have once again questioned the past. Their goal: to reveal how ice reacted to…
Could the polar bear live in Antarctica?
The polar bear is endemic to the Arctic. But it is a victim of the melting sea ice and the scarcity of its food. Hence the idea of establishing it…