Antarctica Reveals Greater Urgency to Act on Climate Change

March 13, 2021 / activist360 / Leave a comment

The more we learn about Antarctica, the greater the urgency to act on climate change.

Scientists In Antarctica Study Effects Of Climate Change

January 12, 2020 / activist360 / Leave a comment

At the German research facility Neumayer Station III in Antarctica, scientists are studying the effects of climate change. The scientists are particularly concerned about the speed at which Antarctic ice is melting as well as its impact on global sea levels. The researchers are also studying a large colony of emperor penguins that lives near…

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Antarctica is Losing Ice at an Accelerating Rate. How Much Will Sea Levels Rise?

June 24, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

The frozen continent of Antarctica contains the vast majority of all freshwater on Earth. Now that ice is melting at an accelerating rate, in part because of climate change. What does this transformation mean for coastal communities across the globe? William Brangham reports from Antarctica on the troubling trend of ice loss and how glaciers can serve as a climate record from the past.