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A surprising Arctic discovery shows melting icebergs are quietly building hidden neighborhoods on the ocean floorMelting icebergs are creating hidden arctic homes as disappearing glaciers reshape the deep ocean. Scientists found that iceberg-carried ro...
Melting icebergs are dropping rocks onto the Arctic seafloor, and those stones are turning into deep-sea homes for marine life as climate change quietly redraws where life can liveMelting icebergs in the Arctic are delivering rocks to the seafloor. These rocks are becoming new homes for corals and sponges. This discov...
World’s largest iceberg A23A breaks apart in Antarctic death spiral, unlikely to survive past NovemberThe colossal iceberg A23A, once the world's largest, is undergoing a rapid disintegration after drifting from Antarctica. Fracturing into s...
‘Doomsday’ glacier set to melt faster, swell seas as world heats upNew research by British and American scientists indicates that tidal action under the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica will accelerate meltin...
A23a iceberg: All about the world's largest iceberg, three times the size of New York City that is on the move after 37 yearsIn the frigid expanses of the Southern Ocean, a colossal natural phenomenon has captured the attention of scientists, environmentalists, an...
Antarctica's ice shelves reduced by over 40 per cent in volume over 25 years: StudyA study published in the journal Science Advances reveals that 71 out of 162 ice shelves surrounding Antarctica have decreased in volume fr...
Unusual warming played role in 2002 Antarctic ice shelf retreat: StudyThe study has revealed that widespread flow acceleration and frequent small-iceberg calving could serve as warning signs for future such ic...
Glaciers are losing their ancient secrets at alarming rate. Check causes, environmental lossesArchaeologists are having difficulty keeping up with the rate at which artefacts are being uncovered worldwide as a result of melting glaci...
1.5 degrees Celsius warming cap could 'halve' sea level rise from melting iceSince 1993, melting land ice has contributed to at least half of global sea level rise and scientists have previously warned that the vast ...
Centre encroaching upon rights of states: Amarinder Singh, Punjab CMSlamming the government of India for trying to destroy the existing relations and systems that had worked well for more than 100 years, in ...
Indian Himalayan region: Another catastrophe in the making?In high mountainous terrains, melting of glaciers due to global warming leading to higher warming rates over higher elevation than lower el...
Global warming, climate change, Char Dham projects in focusPrima facie, global warming and climate change appear to be the factors. The Nanda Devi biosphere reserve, where the glacier is located, ha...
How Antarctica’s remote location and diverse fauna has caught the fancy of avid travellersTripoetic’s adrenaline-packed offerings of Antarctica can be explored in 8-20 days.
Climate change accelerating rise in sea levels: Study- Trillion tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica shelf
London, July 12 (IANS) An enormous iceberg has broken off from a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica, scientists have announced.
Massive Antarctica iceberg at brink of breaking offLarsen C Ice Shelf is about 350 metres thick and floats on the seas at the edge of West Antarctica, holding back the flow of glaciers that ...
- Antarctic ice shelf rift gets second branch
London, May 3 (IANS) A big crack in an Antarctica ice shelf now has a second branch, researchers revealed after studying the latest satelli...
Experience a cruise vacation in Antarctica, a world full of iceA mountain range flooded with water, rare species and temperatures in sub-zero can be an interesting experience in Antarctica.
- Sea levels across the world to rise faster than imagined
Sea levels across the world are all set to rise much faster than imagined, thanks to the Greenland ice sheet, known to be stable till now, ...
- Antarctica's underwater melt behind 90% of ice loss: Study
Melting of Antarctica's submerged ice shelves accounts for as much as 90 per cent of ice loss in some areas, a new study suggests.