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Humans take up sensitive ice-free land on Antarctica
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Humans take up sensitive ice-free land on Antarctica

Mar 08, 2019
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Despite common belief that Antarctica is vastly uninhabited, humans are now taking up so much space on the continent that they are beginning to pose threats to wildlife and nature
Updating the world’s magnetic model as the North Pole moves
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Updating the world’s magnetic model as the North Pole moves

Feb 22, 2019
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The world’s magnetic model is getting an early update, as the movement of the North Pole continues to accelerate
East Antarctica’s glaciers are waking up
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East Antarctica’s glaciers are waking up

Jan 31, 2019
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A region of Antarctica previously known for relative stability is beginning to show signs of movement
Seismometers buried in Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf record its constant song
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Seismometers buried in Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf record its constant song

Jan 21, 2019
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Seismometers buried in the Ross Ice Shelf have revealed that its snowy surface constantly vibrates, producing a low rumble of noise that scientists can use to monitor changes
New findings say that the uplift rate of the West Antarctic ice Sheet is unusually high
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Antarctica: rising bedrock raises hope

Jul 28, 2018
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Rising bedrock under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could prevent climate change ice loss
World Penguin Day
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World Penguin Day

Apr 25, 2018
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Celebrate World Penguin Day with this selection of penguin-related stories from Geographical
A caribou grazing in Alaska
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The bizarre case of Arctic ‘shrubification’

Mar 08, 2018
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Scientists discover how shrubs are dominating the Arctic tundra
The journey to the seafloor can indicate where there might be life. Creatures such as sea squirts are ‘suspension feeders’, and with sacs that look like blown glass, they catch phytoplankton as it passes
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Follow that phytoplankton: modelling the Antarctic

Feb 10, 2018
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The biodiversity of the Antarctic seafloor has been modelled for the first time
A fishing boat in the ice-filled waters off Greenland. The agreement bans commercial fishing in the disputed waters further north in the Arctic Ocean
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Frozen fishing: Arctic moratorium

Jan 27, 2018
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A multilateral moratorium prevents Arctic Ocean fishing for 16 years, setting aside some degree of sovereignty disputes while scientific research of the top of the world continues
Antarctica – End of the Earth
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Antarctica – End of the Earth

Sep 14, 2017
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New documentary travels to remote Antarctica to unpack the complex science behind climate change
The killing joke: the dangers of laughing gas
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The killing joke: the dangers of laughing gas

Aug 19, 2017
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Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at the melting permafrost
Young ringed seal in Svalbard
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Arctic environment ‘on verge of major shift’

May 17, 2017
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Recent observations of Arctic flora and fauna indicate major changes to ecosystems in the area
Polar bear populations to decrease 30 per cent by 2050
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Polar bear populations to decrease 30 per cent by 2050

Jan 06, 2017
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The toll, as a response to melting sea ice, would result in 8,600 less individuals from an estimated population of 26,000
Greenland: an icy hothouse of change
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Greenland: an icy hothouse of change

Jan 02, 2017
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The ice in Greenland is rapidly melting, bringing about massive global alteration. But as Todd Pitock discovers, not everyone is unhappy about the changing climate
The Antarctic environment is well protected, but how long can it remain that way?
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Following protocol: celebrating the Environmental Protocol

Oct 01, 2016
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This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty
The frozen ground of the Yamal Peninsula holds a deadly secret
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Death from below: how global warming is reawakening long-buried diseases

Aug 29, 2016
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As climate change increasingly melts ice and permafrost in the Earth’s most northern regions, deadly toxins – presumed buried forever – are returning to the surface
Iceberg on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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Ice loss

Jun 07, 2016
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David Sugden, Professor Emeritus of the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh, shares his concerns surrounding melting ice in Antarctica, particularly the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Might the northwest passage someday become a busy shipping lane?
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Melting Arctic enables new tourist routes

May 03, 2016
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Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at the future of sea levels
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