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'Ice age blob' of warm ocean water discovered south of Greenland

Extreme climate changes in the past Ice core records show that Greenland went through 25 extreme and abrupt climate changes during the last ice age some 20.000…

Multiple Cosmic Impacts 790,000 Years Ago

Approximately 790,000 years ago there were multiple cosmic impacts on earth with global consequences. Geoscientists from Heidelberg University reached this…

Colossal Antarctic ice-shelf collapse followed last ice age

In a new study that provides clues about how Antarctica's nation-sized Ross Ice Shelf might respond to a warming climate, U.S. and Japanese oceanographers have…

Marine vessel tracking system also a lifesaver for wildlife

The Automatic Identification System — adopted by the International Maritime Organization in 2000 for use in collision avoidance, coastal surveillance, and…

New study: How stable is the West Antarctic Ice Sheet?

A future warming of the Southern Ocean caused by rising greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere may severely disrupt the stability of the West…

The shield is crumbling

Antarctica is surrounded by huge ice shelves. The largest of these, the Ross Ice Shelf, has an area comparable to the size of Spain. These ice shelves are…

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