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Krill Crisis: How Climate Change and Overfishing Endanger Antarctica's Keystone Species

Beneath the expansive ice of Antarctica lies an extraordinary resource: a vast population of krill, specifically Euphausia superba. Despite their diminutive size—comparable to a paper clip—these ...
CBS News

Abrupt Antarctic climate shifts could lead to "catastrophic consequences for generations," experts warn

Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by meters and lead to "catastrophic consequences for generations," scientists warned ...
Inside Climate News

Record Krill Catch Prompts Early End to Fishing Season in Antarctica and Growing Calls to Protect its Fragile Ecosystems

Climate Change Comes for the House of the Seven Gables One of the World’s Largest Geothermal Networks Is Buried Beneath a Corporate Campus in Rural Wisconsin Scientists Warn About the ...
THE WEEK

Canyons under the Antarctic have deep impacts

Beneath Antarctica's vast expanse of ice sit hundreds of canyons, some up to tens of thousands of feet deep. These complex formations under a seemingly barren landscape play a significant role in ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Discovery of penguin colony in Antarctic appears to be another sign of climate crisis

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Penguins can't speak English. They can't tell us they need help. They can only adapt to their environment -- and that environment is rapidly changing. Greenpeace campaigners and ...
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Past Antarctica paleoclimatology and climate change edited by Marc Oliva and Jesús Ruiz-Fernández

Part 1. Reconstructing past climate variability. Long-term climate evolution based on ice core records / Barbara Stenni -- Antarctic air bubbles and the long-term ice core record of CO2 and other ...
Yahoo

Scientists warn of climate extremes 'never seen before' in Antarctica

"What we're seeing is things like extreme heat waves, levels of temperature change in Antarctica we've never seen before and didn't expect to see. We're seeing the ice retreating at a rate we'd never ...
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First Mosquitoes Found in Iceland, Likely Due to a Shifting Climate

Hjaltason's discovery has changed all this. Iceland has just gone through a historically warm summer that included its ...
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12 Natural Wonders You Need To See Before Climate Change Takes Them

The world is full of breathtaking natural wonders, from glaciers to coral reefs, each offering awe-inspiring beauty. Many are ...
Grist

Antarctica is in extreme peril

Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents — a great sheet of ice set in contrast to the dark waters of the encircling Southern Ocean. Get closer, though, and you’ll ...
Wired

Antarctica Is Changing Rapidly. The Consequences Could Be Dire

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents—a great sheet of ice set in contrast ...