Tag: Antarctica - Page 5
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David Burdeny's Incredible Iceberg Photography
David Burdeny is an architect and interior designer. He is also a skilled photographer. His iceberg series shows that these frozen giants are far more than platforms for penguins: They are floating sculptures that are becoming increasingly endangered. Do
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More Measures to Limit Tourism to Antarctica Proposed by IMO
The raise of tourism in Antarctica has been subject of discussion during the past years, and travel to the region was finally restricted by the Antarctic Treaty in April this year.
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Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier Melting Four Times Faster Than 10 Years Ago
According to new research published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier is melting four times as fast as it was 10 years
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Whale Wars (Two) Tries to Prevent Deadliest Catch, Again
To celebrate the second season of Animal Planet's "Whale Wars," Captain Paul Watson and his stalwart Sea Shepherd crew, and the
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Phew! West Antarctic Ice Sheet Not Likely to Melt Completely, But Sea Rise Still Significant
There's some good news/bad news on the melting Antarctic ice sheets being reported over at New Scientist. Though the West Antarctic ice sheet probably won't entirely collapse into the ocean all at once (that's the good
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Tourism to Antarctica to be Finally Restricted
The 28 country members of the Antarctic Treaty have concluded they will limit tourism to the region in order to prevent it from environmental damage.
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When Nature Declares War for its Survival
When nature sets its mind to survive, it does so in a variety of means. Adaptation, however, is one of its primary weapons. Natures adaptability is all around us, whether we choose to take notice or not. If anything is going to see
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Aerosols More Important to Global Warming Than Acknowledged
While the vast majority of climate change discussion has been the impact of greenhouse gases themselves (carbon dioxide, methane, others) on
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Saving a Thawing Antarctica - From Tourism?
Likely spurred by recent news of a major ice bridge rupturing in the Antarctic, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said that regulations on tourism must be tightened. According to Reuters, Clinton said that measures must
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Antarctic Ice Bridge Ruptures: Ice Shelf the Size of Jamaica Floats Free
As another indication that Antarctica is warming quickly (3°C in the past
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We're Beginning to See Hints That Ocean Circulation is Changing: International Polar Year Director
Over the past year we've seen increasing evidence that the effects of climate change in both the Arctic and Antarctic are occurring more quickly than predicted. As a sort year-in-review, the International Polar Year has released The State of
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Tourism in Antarctica Grows, Raises Concern over Conservation
Recreational travel is growing in Antarctica, and is raising concern over the safety of the place. According to Clarin newspaper, the number of cruise ships that are navigating this area has gone from 35 in the early '90s to 258
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World's First Wind & Solar Powered Antarctic Research Station Officially Opened
In Antarctica on Sunday the world's first "zero emission research station" was officially opened: The Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. Commissioned in 2004 by the Belgian government, the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica (sounds like a hotel, doesn't
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West Antarctic Glacier Disintegrating Rapidly: First Hand Account
The effects of climate change on Antarctica seem to be coming more clearly into focus recently. At least based on things posted here on TreeHugger. For a very interesting first hand perspective on what's happening down there, Yale
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25% Higher Sea Level Rise Than Predicted If West Antarctic Ice Sheet Melts
I don't want to alarm anyone, as there's still debate going on about how much of West Antarctic
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95% of Emperor Penguins Could Be Dead by 2100 Because of Climate Change: New Report
Back in October of last year, WWF estimated that because of climate change penguin populations were going to face some serious declines: 50% of Emperor Penguins and 75% of Adelie Penguins could die if global temperatures
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New Antarctica Study: You'll Still Freeze Your Butt Off, But It's Warming
Antarctica Warming is Continent-Wide A new study published in Nature contradicts a story that made the rounds a few years ago and said that the the icy slabs on Antarctica have cooled slightly and possibly thickened "partly in response to the chilling
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Epic Fail: Efforts to Fight Invasive Species Could Cause 'Ecosystem Meltdown'
Chalk up another one for human "ingenuity." Efforts to reverse the proliferation of invasive species on Macquarie Island, a 50-square mile piece of land located approximately halfway between Australia and Antarctica, have taken
