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Scientists Find 91 Volcanoes Underneath Antarcticas Melting Ice
2017-08-17 19:10:33| Extremetech
Geologists analyzing ice-penetrating radar data on Antarctica have found an additional, previously unknown 91 volcanoes, many of them in active rift zones across the continent. The post Scientists Find 91 Volcanoes Underneath Antarctica’s Melting Ice appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Mixed research on Antarcticas well-being
2016-07-01 16:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blouin Beat: Good and bad news for Antarctica this week. The bad: the continent could lose most of its penguins as a result of climate change. The good: the continents ozone hole appears to be shrinking. Antarctica has two true penguin species, Adélie and Emperor. The Adélie penguins have survived all manner of changing weather and environment for the last 45,000 years, but research published on Wednesday in Scientific Reports found that up to 60% of the current Adélie penguin habitat on the continent could...
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Bright spot: Antarctica's ozone hole is starting to heal
2016-06-30 13:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Antarctica's ozone hole finally is starting to heal, a new study finds. In a triumph of international cooperation over a man-made environmental problem, research from the United States and the United Kingdom shows that the September-October ozone hole is getting smaller and forming later in the year. And the study in Thursday's journal Science also shows other indications that the ozone layer is improving after it was being eaten away by chemicals in aerosols and refrigerants. Ozone is a combination...
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