Antarctica

Scientists worry ice shelf protecting critical Antarctic …

This January 2010 photo provided by Ian Joughin shows the area near the grounding line of the Pine Island Glacier along its west side in Antarctica. According to a study published in the Friday, June 11, 2021 issue of Science Advances, the critical Antarctic glacier is looking more vulnerable as satellite images show the ice shelf that blocks it from collapsing into the sea is breaking up much faster than before and spawning huge icebergs. (Ian Joughin via AP)

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Wallet returned to San Diego man 53 years after he lost …

Paul Grisham and his wife Carole Salazar look over his wallet and the items that were inside when he lost the wallet back in 1968 at their home in the San Carlos section of San Diego, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Grisham’s wallet was missing for so long he forgot all about it. Fifty-three years later, the 91-year-old has the billfold back along with mementos of his 13-month assignment as a Navy meteorologist on Antarctica in the 1960s. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

COVID-19 reaches Antarctica for 1st time as dozens test …

Mountains and land ice are seen from NASA's Operation IceBridge research aircraft in the Antarctic Peninsula region, on November 4, 2017, above Antarctica. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Antarctica is the only continent without COVID-19. Can …

Carpenter Tom Lambert and Engineer Andy Stevenson-Jones climb ice at Hangar Cove, Rothera research station, in Antarctica on May 22, 2020. (Robert Taylor/British Antarctic Survey via AP)

Passengers on Antarctic cruise ship to be evacuated after …

The Greg Mortimer, a cruise liner operated by Australia's Aurora Expeditions, departed March 15 on a voyage to Antarctica and South Georgia. Since the beginning of April, however, the ship has been stuck off the coast of Uruguay, after authorities refused to allow passengers to disembark due to the risk of coronavirus. (Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images)

Scientists record 1st ever heat wave at research base …

An ice shelf is seen from the deck of the Russian oceanographic research vessel Admiral Vladimirsky during an expedition to the shores of Antarctica. (Alexey Kudenko / Sputnik via AP

Heat Wave Melts 20% of Antarctic Island’s Snow in 9 Days

Before-and-after satellite images from NASA show how much ice melted on Antarctica's Eagle Island over a nine-day heat wave in February 2020.

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Penguin Colonies in Parts of Antarctic Have Declined …

A young Gentoo penguin chirps amidst a colony of penguins on Ardley Island, Antarctic, on February 3, 2018. (Credit: MATHILDE BELLENGER/AFP via Getty Images)

65 Degree Weather in Antarctica Appears to Have Broken …

Gentoo penguins are seen at the Yankee Harbour in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, on Nov. 6, 2019. (Credit: Johan Ordonez / AFP / Getty Images)

Chilean Military Plane With 38 Aboard Goes Missing …

Chile's military base Presidente Eduardo Frei, on the King George island in Antarctica, is seen on March 13, 2014. (Credit: VANDERLEI ALMEIDA / AFP / Getty Images)

Iceberg Bigger Than Los Angeles Breaks Off Antarctic …

Iceberg D-28 is seen in an image from ESA Sentinel-1A via Australia Antarctic Division

British Submarine Boaty McBoatface Makes Significant …

The British research submarine Boaty McBoatface has made an impressive debut in the scientific arena, discovering a significant link between Antarctic winds and rising sea temperatures on its maiden outing. (Credit: National Oceanography Centre)

World’s Largest Ice Shelf Is Melting 10 Times Faster …

The Ross Ice shelf is seen in the Southern Ocean. (Credit: Richard McManus via Getty Images.)

No Penguins Hatch at Major Breeding Ground in Antarctica …

An aviculturist holds an emperor penguin chick at SeaWorld on Oct. 4, 2010, in San Diego, California. (Credit: Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego via Getty Images)