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As more and more tourists flock to Antarctica: a visitors’ tax and a numbers’ system cap
By Daria Hatton MacDonald , University of Tasmania And Elizabeth Leane, University of Tasmania - The number of tourists ...
Why Antarctica’s tourism boom could spell disaster
Why Antarctica’s tourism boom could spell disaster - ANALYSIS: Tourism growth is terrible for the icy continent, write Darla Hatton MacDonald and Elizabeth Leane ...
Science Daily4h
Antarctica’s slow collapse caught on camera—and it’s accelerating
Long-lost 1960s aerial photos let Copenhagen researchers watch Antarctica’s Wordie Ice Shelf crumble in slow motion. By ...
Earth.com12h
Antarctica’s waters are getting saltier - and it could transform Earth's climate
Scientists find rising ocean salinity in Antarctica, reversing decades-long trends and accelerating sea ice loss.
This Enigmatic Natural Phenomenon Creates a Blood-red Waterfall—What to Know
Known as Blood Falls, the waterfall pours crimson from the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valley. As the ...
Antarctica's oil jackpot: Russia's colossal find threatens to reshape geopolitics under the ice
The discovery emerged during Russian scientific expeditions in recent years. The area in question sits within the “British ...
Earth.com21h
Antarctic sea ice extremes disrupt global climate systems
New research reveals Antarctic sea ice has hit record lows three times since 2017, creating cascading effects on global ...
Antarctica Just Lost a Greenland’s Worth of Ice — And That’s Not the Scariest Part
A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t ...