Antarctica's climate crisis
Climate Crisis in Antarctica - Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
The global climate crisis is interrupting natural processes across large parts of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
Impacts of climate change - Discovering Antarctica
The warming of the Antarctic Peninsula is causing changes to the physical and living environment of Antarctica. The distribution of penguin colonies has changed ...
Warming in Antarctica - UCAR Center for Science Education
Since 1950, the Antarctic Peninsula has warmed almost 3°C (5.4°F). That's more warming than anywhere else in the Southern Hemisphere. Overall warmer ...
Climate Crisis in Antarctica - Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
The polar regions are heating up more quickly than the rest of the planet, and the Antarctic Peninsula is one of the fastest-warming places on earth.
Climate change in Antarctica - Wikipedia
Climate change in Antarctica has been observed. Since 1959, there has been an average temperature increase of >0.05 °C/decade since 1957 across the continent.
Antarctica, the world's iciest continent, is 'greening' at a dramatic rate
A portion of the world's iciest, coldest continent is "greening" at a dramatic rate because of global warming, scientists announced in a recent study.
Antarctica and climate change - British Antarctic Survey
Antarctica, and the Southern Ocean that surrounds it, are integral to helping us predict the future of Earth's climate system.
Antarctica is 'greening' at dramatic rate as climate heats
“The Antarctic landscape is still almost entirely dominated by snow, ice and rock, with only a tiny fraction colonised by plant life,” said Dr ...
Climate change: past and future - Discovering Antarctica
Antarctica has been much warmer than present, and fossils found in rocks indicate that at various times even trees have covered much of the continent.
Antarctica and the climate | NIWA
Rising global temperatures cause the ice in Antarctica to melt, which in turn, causes the level of the oceans to increase around the world. This is known as sea ...
After Witnessing Climate Change Effects in Antarctica, Expert Calls ...
On World Penguin Day, Dr. Brooks shares stories and images from the expedition, celebrating these remarkable birds and their ability to thrive.
Greening of Antarctica Is Another Sign of Significant Climate Shift on ...
But other recent studies have documented Antarctic changes that could spur plant growth, including how some regions are affected by warm winds ...
Climate change is speeding up in Antarctica - The Conversation
The speed of climate change on the edge of Antarctica is four times faster than the average of other ecosystems.
Impact of 'failed promises' on climate, evident in Antarctica - UN News
For the first time in modern recorded history, the planet is on average two degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels, falling short of ...
Ice Sheets | Vital Signs – Climate Change - NASA
Antarctica is losing ice mass (melting) at an average rate of about 150 billion tons per year, and Greenland is losing about 270 billion tons per year, adding ...
Antarctica is melting faster than ever. Here's what we can do about it
The loss of Antarctic ice poses a significant threat to our planet's climate system, as it can set off a feedback loop that exacerbates global ...
Record low Antarctic sea ice 'extremely unlikely' without climate ...
Scientists have found that the record-low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023 were extremely unlikely to happen without the ...
Climate Change - Antarctic Glaciers
In 2019, the global average temperature was 0.95°C above the twentieth Century average, making it the second warmest year on record.
Antarctica's sea ice crisis: Climate change threatens Antarctic ...
The warming climate caused sea ice around Antarctica to shrink to the smallest area on record in February 2023, followed by additional record-breaking low ...
Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted in 'deeply ...
The research, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, found Antarctica was warming at a rate of between 0.22C and 0.32C per decade ...