The South Pole is surrounded by a harsh and frozen landscape of all-year-long ice and snow. But, according to a new study, it’s not always been the case. In fact, it may have been totally different. The study published in the Nature Journal was done by a team of researchers […]
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An Antarctica Heat Wave Melted 20 % of the Snow in 9 Days
Earlier this month, a heat wave melted the northern tip of Antarctica in only 9 days. The NASA images show that almost ¼ of the snow cover on the island was gone, a common sign of the ongoing climate crisis. By the end of the heat wave that lasted 9 […]