Tag: Antarctica
Apple TV+ snaps up Marvel star: MCU darling travels Antarctica on foot
What a deal, the iPhone manufacturer grabs a real Marvel hero for its in-house streaming service Apple TV+. None other than Tom “Loki” Hiddleston will soon be in front of…
Antarctica: an expanse of ice floe as big as twelve times Paris collapses
Global warming Called “Conger,” this ice shelf collapsed in mid-March as temperatures at the South Pole hit record highs. This melting is one of the most significant events in Antarctica…
Antarctica: an ice barrier the size of the city of Rome has collapsed
Called the “Conger Barrier”, this ice shelf with an area equivalent to the city of Rome in Italy completely disintegrated last week in eastern Antarctica, following the significant heat wave…
Ice shelf in East Antarctica is breaking up
In East Antarctica, which is considered relatively unaffected by climate change, an ice shelf about half the size of Saarland has collapsed. Satellite images show that the Conger Ice Shelf,…
Antarctica more than 30°C above normal this week
The Concordia research base, located on Dome C of the Antarctic plateau at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, recorded a record “heat” of -11.5°C on Friday. East Antarctica…
Temperatures 40°C above average in Antarctica, an absolute record
The Eastern Antarctic Ice Sheet, one of the coldest places on Earth, has experienced an episode of unprecedented heat in recent days. The thermometer showed temperatures 40°C above average. Scientists…
“Endurance”: Ernest Shackleton’s mythical boat finally found in Antarctica, a century after its disappearance (video)
It is a mythical wreck that has resurfaced. The Endurance, the ship of British explorer Ernest Shackleton, caught in the ice of Antarctica in 1915, was found this Wednesday, March…
Discovery of the wreck of the Endurance off Antarctica, images of the expedition
The exploration expedition organized by the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust discovered British explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship, which sank at 3,000 meters in 1915. It had been broken by the ice…
The “Endurance”, legendary British boat from the Shackleton expedition, found in Antarctica
Discovery Article reserved for subscribers This Wednesday, members of the Endurance22 expedition announced that they had found the wreckage of British explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship, which had been sought since…
Unusual 107 years after its sinking, one of the largest wrecks ever discovered in Antarctica
The wreck of the Endurance, British explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship broken by ice in 1915 off the coast of Antarctica, has been discovered in the Wedell Sea at a depth…
Less ice around Antarctica than ever before
On February 25, 2022, the Antarctic sea ice had its smallest extent since measurements began in 1979. At 1.908 million square kilometers, it not only undercut the previous negative record…
Pollution exacerbates snowmelt in Antarctica
Ice and snow in Antarctica are melting as a result of climate change, and not only because of rising temperatures: traces of soot and dirt are also to blame, which…