Etiket: Antarctica
In Antarctica, bird flu can have catastrophic consequences
A very deadly bird flu variant has been sweeping the world since 2021. And now the last untouched continent, Antarctica, has also been reached. Science editor Nienke Beintema outlines what…
They discover a pyramid in the middle of Antarctica, and this is the scientific explanation
La Antártida es un territorio vasto e inexplorado aún en gran parte. Y, a pesar de que cada día se conoce con mayor detalle su naturaleza, el continente helado sigue…
Wetenschappers warschuwen for onomkeerbare terugtrekking van gletsjer in West Antarctica
The Pine Island Glacier, part of the West Antarctic region, has undergone recent changes. Men zag hoe de smelt van de gletsjer versnelde waardoor hij zich terugtrok en dunner werd.…
LOOK. Dutch photographer (28) captures spectacular natural phenomenon in Antarctica: humpback whales hunt fish with ‘bubble nets’ | Animals
In America, Australia and New Zealand the news suddenly mentions “Piet from the Netherlands”. 28-year-old nature photographer Piet van den Bemd has captured a special natural phenomenon in Antarctica with…
Researchers in Antarctica, ice ecology iO Donna
TOwe met five experts on the polar regions. They talk about how the extreme north and south of the world are different and what the most urgent problems are, from…
On a cruise: from the ice of Antarctica to the Caribbean Sea
«Molla the moorings. Let the trade winds fill your sails. She explores. Dream”. How can you disagree with Mark Twain, now that the memories of the summer holidays are faded…
Indications of bird flu in Antarctica: “Could cause environmental disaster of first magnitude”
There are indications that bird flu has broken out in Antarctica, a continent that has so far been spared from the disease. On the tiny Bird Island in the Southern…
Never before has there been so little winter sea ice in Antarctica
Maximum sea ice levels around Antarctica have reached a record low as winter draws to a close in the Southern Hemisphere, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)…
Sea ice has never been so low in Antarctica in almost half a century: “South Pole no longer insensitive to climate change” | Science & Planet
Never before has so little sea ice been measured at the South Pole at this time of year since satellite measurements began. Currently, the extent of sea ice is only…
Sick Antarctica researcher evacuated after complex rescue operation | Abroad
Australian authorities evacuated a researcher who was staying in Antarctica. The man required medical attention, the BBC reported. It was a complex rescue operation involving an icebreaker, two helicopters and…