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Global Project of the Year: Halley VI Antarctic Research Station
2014-05-07 23:39:08| ENR.com: Headline News
The $42-million modular research station sits on legs affixed to skis, to help it escape potential hazards.
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Melting Antarctic Ice May Trigger Unstoppable Sea-Level Rise
2014-05-05 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Yet another melting ice formation in Antarctica may dump so much water into the ocean that it could trigger an unstoppable rise in sea level for thousands of years to come, a new study published in Nature Climate Change revealed. The current region threatening to raise our seas is the Wilkes Basin, the largest region of marine ice on rocky ground in East Antarctica. Currently, only a rim of ice at the coast holds the ice behind in place. "East Antarctica's Wilkes Basin is like a bottle on a...
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East Antarctic Melting Could Raise Sea Levels By 10 To 13 Feet, Study Finds
2014-05-05 08:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: A region of East Antarctica is more vulnerable than previously thought to a massive thaw that could result in world sea levels rising for thousands of years, a study found Sunday. The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, looked at the 600-mile Wilkes Basin in East Antarctica, which, if it melted, has enough ice to raise sea levels by 10 to 13 feet. Researchers found that the region was vulnerable to melting because it`s held in place by a small "ice plug" that may melt over the...
East Antarctic Ice Basin May Be At Risk
2014-05-05 04:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Truthdig: Part of the East Antarctic ice sheet may be less stable than anyone had realised, researchers based in Germany have found. Writing in Nature Climate Change, two scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) say the melting of quite a small volume of ice on the East Antarctic shore could ultimately trigger a discharge of ice into the ocean which would result in unstoppable sea-level rise for thousands of years ahead. www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate2226.html...
Scientists Use Krypton Dating to Estimate Antarctic Ice's Age
2014-04-22 11:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Researchers have used radiometric krypton-dating to find the age of ancient Antarctic ice. The new technique can be used to hunt and date old ice samples. Finding old ice samples is important because it helps scientists construct and fine-tune ancient climate models. The latest krypton-based dating technique shows that the ice from Taylor Glacier in Antarctica is around 120,000 years old. Just so that we are clear, researchers here are using krypton- the noble gas and not kryptonite, which...
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