Mount Nyiragongo
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On 22 May 2021, Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo erupted with rivers of lava that turned… Read More
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Where did Frosty go?
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The air temperature of the Antarctic Peninsula has increased by 3°C since the 1950s, 5 times that of the mean… Read More
Unhappy feet
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Emperor penguins are the largest of all 18 penguin species and are at risk from global warming, mostly due to… Read More
Ice Life Baby
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Antarctic scientists have found sponges and other unidentified filter feeding animals 900m below the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf. What makes this… Read More
Under the Ice
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For decades satellites crisscrossing over Antarctica have been peering under the ice by bouncing microwave pulses off the rocky surfaces… Read More
Brings tears to your ice
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In late May 2021, an Antarctic ice shelf broke off to become the largest iceberg in the world. Dubbed “A-76”,… Read More