Polar Ice

Counter Punch
View In: AntarcticaA recent report out of West Antarctica is rattling scientists. It’s all about heat, big-time heat, encroaching upon the world’s biggest chunk of ice that locks down a couple hundred feet of sea level rise. This kind of news is enough to raise the hackles of smart well-informed people, as excessive CO...

Common Dreams
View In: Thwaites GlacierThe Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica—the so-called "Doomsday Glacier"—is in the news again. We are fascinated with it because it is the Godzilla of glaciers, 80 miles across and as massive as Florida. If the ice sheet holding it back were to melt, and if Thwaites plopped into the ocean, it would all b...

View In: Arctic IceThis comparison of #glaciers on #Svalbard is often posted without attribution. It’s from a whole series comparing photos taken by the Norwegian Polar Institute in 1928 and by Christian #Åslund, a Stockholm-based #photographer, in 2002. See the others here: -wrote @davidho@mastodon.world

Severe Weather Europe
View In: AntarcticaAt the end of December, sea ice in Antarctica reached its lowest extent on record. Yet, in the long-term Antarctic sea ice still shows an … The post Antarctic Sea ice extent hits a new record low, possibly heading to set the most significant negative anomaly ever observed in the satellite era by autho...

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: AntarcticaInternational study projects up to 80% of emperor penguin colonies will be ‘quasi-extinct’ by 2100Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTwo-thirds of Antarctica’s native species, including emperor penguins, are under threat of extinction or major population decline...

Grist
View In: Albedo EffectThe planet's “refrigerator” is breaking, scientists warn.