Categories World Covid outbreak at Antarctic base prompts evacuation Posted on Posted onJanuary 21, 2022January 21, 2022By Editor Over half the personnel at its La Esperanza research base are infected with Covid-19. … Read More >Covid outbreak at Antarctic base prompts evacuation
Categories World Doomsday Glacier’ melting at alarming rate Posted on Posted onDecember 19, 2021December 19, 2021By Editor A massive glacier in Antarctica, seen as crucial to the global sea level rise, could lose its ice shelf in “as little as five years,” a team of scientists has warned. … Read More >Doomsday Glacier’ melting at alarming rate
Categories World UN weather agency confirms new record 18.3C temperature in Antarctica, says it’s ‘consistent with climate change’ Posted on Posted onJuly 4, 2021July 4, 2021By Editor The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed a new hottest-ever temperature in mainland Antarctica, suggesting the result is in line with global warming data observed by the agency. … Read More >UN weather agency confirms new record 18.3C temperature in Antarctica, says it’s ‘consistent with climate change’
Categories World Mallorca-sized iceberg breaks off from Antarctica, becoming the world’s biggest floating ice mass Posted on Posted onMay 21, 2021May 21, 2021By Editor A gigantic iceberg, measuring over 4,000 square km (1544 square miles), has broken off the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The iceberg, called A-76, is now the largest floating ice mass in the world. … Read More >Mallorca-sized iceberg breaks off from Antarctica, becoming the world’s biggest floating ice mass
Categories World Antarctica no longer Covid-19 free, as infection reaches frozen continent for the first time Posted on Posted onDecember 23, 2020December 23, 2020By Editor The coronavirus has now affected all seven continents, as 36 infections were reported among people stationed at Chile’s General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme research base in Antarctica. … Read More >Antarctica no longer Covid-19 free, as infection reaches frozen continent for the first time
