Tag: Antarctica
We used 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct Antarctic glaciers before a dramatic collapse
Few observations exist from before the 2002 Larsen B Ice Shelf collapse. We’ve now estimated how many billions of tons of glacier ice were lost – and what it means for the future.
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8 Jul, 10:00 AM
A shocking 79% of female scientists have negative experiences during polar field work
Women play a critical role in fieldwork in the Arctic and Antarctica, but the vast majority of them report negative experiences while undertaking this research. Here’s how we can fix the problem.
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5 Jun, 09:00 PM
A clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climate
When landslides or glaciers bring rocks to the surface, cosmic rays bombard them, smashing common atoms into rarer forms and acting as a chronometer of the changing Earth.
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2 May, 03:00 AM