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Area

14,000,000 km² / 5,400,000 sq mi

Population

5,000 (temporary)

Could be; Atlantis down under 12.000 years ago

The Arctic is greening, bird populations are declining: Is there a link?Ecological theory predicts that increased productivity at the base of food chains may raise predation rates at intermediate levels. New research by the Climate-ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra (COAT) finds a link between plant productivity in tundra landscapes and bird-nest predation rates.

Modern sea-level rise linked to human activities, Rutgers research reaffirmsNew research by Rutgers scientists reaffirms that modern sea-level rise is linked to human activities and not to changes in Earth's orbit.

Antarctic ice sheets acpable of retreating up to 50 meters per day
Why scientists are so wooreid about this glacier

Antarctic ice sheets capable of retreating up to 50 meters per dayThe ice shelves surrounding the Antarctic coastline retreated at speeds of up to 50 metres per day at the end of the last Ice Age, far more rapid than the satellite-derived retreat rates observed today, new research has found.

Why scientists are so worried about this glacierIt’s at the heart of Antarctica and on the verge of collapse.

'Fountain of youth' underlies Antarctic mountains | Geology PageTime ravages mountains, as it does people. Sharp features soften, and bodies grow shorter and rounder. But under the right conditions, some mountains re

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International Journal of Astrobiology | Cambridge CoreInternational Journal of Astrobiology - Dr Rocco Mancinelli

From the link above; "NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS ARE FORMING OVER ANTARCTICA: The southern season for noctilucent clouds (NLCs) is underway, according to new observations from NASA's AIM spacecraft. "On Nov. 15th, AIM detected a small cloud over eastern Antarctica. This is the earliest we have seen NLCs appear since the AIM mission began in 2007." Note the electric-blue puff over Dronning Maud Land in this image taken by AIM's CIPS instrument: (see picture) NLCs are Earth's highest clouds. They form around the poles when summertime water vapor billows up into the high atmosphere, crystallizing around specks of meteor smoke at the edge of space. Antarctic NLCs typically appear in mid- to -late November. This year's early apparition on Nov. 15th breaks the earlier mark of Nov. 17th set in 2013 and 2016. If history is any guide, that little puff of blue is about to expand dramatically. Previous data from AIM spacecraft show that noctilucent clouds are like a great "geophysical light bulb." They turn on in late spring (in this case, austral spring) and reach almost full intensity over a period of no more than 5 to 10 days. A week from now, the entire South Pole could be ringed by electric blue clouds Source: www.spaceweather.com https://lnkd.in/dqVXJfY "

Last time CO2 levels were this high, there were trees at the South PolePliocene beech fossils in Antarctica when CO2 was at similar level to today point to planet’s future

《Trooper Buddy》They were there long before anyone else.

Antarctica breakthrough: Bizarre creatures ‘like nothing seen before’ discovered below iceANTARCTICA scientists discovered a number of bizarre creatures below the ice "like nothing they'd seen before" during a fascinating journey through the surrounding waters of the icy continent.

'Sleeping giant' Arctic methane deposits starting to release, scientists findExclusive: expedition discovers new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered

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