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Antarctic discovery: A massive valley under the ice
2014-01-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Not long ago, researchers found something amazing under the ice of West Antarctica: A valley deeper than the Grand Canyon, measuring about two miles deep, 15 miles across, and nearly 200 miles long. Neil Ross, lead author of the paper on the discovery, wasn't looking for the valley - he found it by accident. Ross spends most of his time in Antarctica measuring the thickness of the ice sheet and surveying features below the surface using radar technology. The expeditions last for weeks or even...
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Antarctic Discovery: A Massive Valley Under The Ice
2014-01-25 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Not long ago, researchers found something amazing under the ice of West Antarctica: A valley deeper than the Grand Canyon, measuring about two miles deep, 15 miles across, and nearly 200 miles long. Neil Ross, lead author of the , wasn't looking for the valley he found it by accident. Ross spends most of his time in Antarctica measuring the thickness of the ice sheet and surveying features below the surface using radar technology. The expeditions last for weeks or even months. "It's a mix of...
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North Atlantic Warming May Be Contributor To Antarctic Climate Change
2014-01-23 13:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: A team of New York University climatologists has concluded that the gradual warming of the North and Tropical Atlantic Ocean is adding to climate change in Antarctica. The conclusions rely on more than three decades of atmospheric data and reveal new ways in which Antarctic climate change is affected by distant regional conditions. "Our findings reveal a previously unknown--and surprising--force behind climate change that is occurring deep in our southern hemisphere: the Atlantic Ocean," says...
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Around the world: Atlantic warming melts Antarctic ice
2014-01-22 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Though physically about as distant from Antarctica as you can get, water masses in the North and Tropical Atlantic Ocean significantly influence the effects of climate change on the icy southernmost continent, new research suggests. Antarctic climate has changed considerably over the past several decades, with the Antarctic Peninsula -- located on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet -- experiencing more warming than any other region on Earth. Researchers have long recognized that atmospheric and oceanographic...
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Antarctic ships escape from ice trap
2014-01-07 12:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The Russian research ship Akademik Shokalskiy and Chinese icebreaker Xue Long have broken free from Antarctic ice where they had been stranded for several days. The Russian ship's captain said a crack had appeared in the ice after a change in wind direction. The Akademik Shokalskiy got stuck on 25 December. It has a Russian crew of 22. On Thursday, the Xue Long's helicopter ferried 52 passengers from the stranded Russian ship to an Australian vessel. The Xue Long then became stuck itself...
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