Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years in the past. The results are terrifying
Antarctica, long thought to be the “sleeping giant” of sea level rise, is actually a key player
A doctor at the pole
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Why so few people are worried about Thwaites
The worry about Thwaites is not just the estimated rise in sea-level but an unknown and sometimes incomprehensible cascade that its melting can …
Marine protection falls short of the 2020 target to safeguard 10% of the world’s oceans. A UN treaty and lessons from Antarctica could help
Stronger Antarctic leadership is urgently needed to safeguard the Southern Ocean and beyond
Next gen toilets
Bacteria from Antarctica could help free India of the problems caused by open defecation
Fishing in Troubled Waters
Illegal fishing threatens populations of the Patagonian toothfish in the Southern Ocean, challenging Australia's commitment to marine conservation
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Global mean sea level highest-ever in 2019
The State of Global Climate 2019 says that this is yet another sign of the world being in a climate emergency
Increasing human footprint cutting Antarctica wilderness: Study
Data from 2.7 million records show how human activity has risen in Antarctica over the last 200 years
In a first, fly ash particles found in Antarctic ice, thousands of kilometres from potential source
The sample dated back to 1936, indicating physical markers of fossil fuel combustion have been trapped in ice layers for decades
Ozone Day 2023: Why the South Pole has set alarm bells ringing this year
After a record-low sea ice cover, Antarctica saw one of the largest ozone holes ever reported this August, highlighting the changing nature of …
Why remote Antarctica is so important in a warming world
Given what rising sea levels could mean for the world, we must maintain our longstanding view of Antarctica as the most remote continent
Towards breaking point
The imminent calving of ice shelf, Larsen C, will reduce Antarctica to its smallest ever size. Is global warming responsible?
The hole truth
NASA discovers the largest ever ozone hole over Antarctica. A wake up call for industrialised countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
What can a bucket of water tell us about Arctic marine life? A lot, says a new study
Scientists have proposed a new technique to monitor the impact of climate change and human activity on marine life
Less ice, more rain... Why a new Arctic climate can be a global watershed
Global warming has dramatically changed the region’s climate, adding a rainy season almost equal to India’s and up to 10 months …
There is no safe level of global warming: IPCC report
Unless net carbon dioxide emissions are brought down to zero by 2050, warming above 1.5°C is practically inevitable
Sea butterflies are threatened by climate change. Here’s how this can impact Antarctic marine ecosystems
Ocean acidification more dangerous for shelled, smaller sea butterflies but can impact entire ocean foodweb
Rising sea levels indicate new threat to Antarctic ice sheets, finds Stanford study
Enderby-Kemp, George V Land in east Antarctica most vulnerable to basal thaw or melting of ice sheets’ bed
Good news! Recovery of ozone layer achieves significant milestone
Levels of ozone-depleting substances in 2022 are back to those observed in 1980 before ozone depletion was significant
Thus begins our season of despair
There is now no weather pattern for scientists to follow, and we are exposed to nature’s dictates like never before
The ozone threat
Alternatives to banned ozone-depleting substances may jeopardise the effectiveness of the Montreal Protocol
U R Rao on measures to save the Antarctic
The two-week long 30th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting concluded on May 11 in New Delhi. Among other resolutions, India's proposal to set …
Greenland, Antarctica lost 7,560 billion tonnes of ice sheet mass in last 3 decades, accounted for quarter of global sea-level rise
The polar ice sheets store 99% of Earth’s freshwater ice on land
Sea ice on both poles at record low, finds WMO report
Antarctic sea ice cover at record low for 2nd consecutive year; Arctic sea ice extent is also at an all-time minimum
Russia reneging on Kyoto?
The earth is hotter than it has been in the past 2000 years and the largest ice shelf in the Artic has broken into two after having existed for …