Tag: Antarctica - Page 6
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Ocean Iron Fertilization Test in South Atlantic Given Go Ahead
TreeHugger has covered plans for ocean iron fertilization a number of times and the basic premise goes like this: By fertilizing parts of the ocean with
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Adventurer Todd Carmichael Has Reached the South Pole Unassisted
Like "fighting your way through a junkyard that is 20 miles long . . . blindfolded" is how 44-year-old eco-adventurer Todd Carmichael describes his recent trek across Antarctica to the South Pole. The temperature was a mere 35 degrees
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Earth Hour 2009: Will Your City Take Action?
Way back in 2007, 2.2 million people took part in the world's first Earth Hour in Sydney Australia. And just one year later, 50 million people in 370 cities and towns, in more than 35 countries worldwide switched off their lights in a massive display
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How Do Icebergs Form? Scientists Explain in New Study
It's not quite rocket science, but, as it turns out, it does involve a healthy dose of math and physics. The new "law" coined by Richard Alley, a glaciologist at Pennsylvania State University, and a team of other U.S.-based
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'Zero Emissions' Antarctic Station Researchers Move In, Part I
The first 14 members of the international team that will live in the Antarctic at Utsteinen for a couple of months this "summer" moved in to their new home, the spanking new Princess Elisabeth station, which was
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It's Official: Human Activity is Warming Both the Arctic and Antarctic
A quick one here: In case you had any doubts about that human activities are responsible for the rise in temperatures at both of the Earth’s poles, new work published in the journal Nature Geoscience (and reported on by
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Kiss Penguins Goodbye if the Planet Warms 2 Degrees Celsius: WWF
Though the jury is still out on whether global warming had anything to do with large numbers of dead penguins washing ashore in Brazil back in July, according to a report from WWF if global warming increases temperatures
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Lotus Makes Biofuel-Powered "Concept Ice Vehicle" for Antarctica Expedition
Cross Between Skidoo & Ultralight Plane digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/Lotus_Makes_Biofuel_Powered_Ice_Vehicle_for_Antarctica'; digg_skin = '';Researchers taking part in the Moon-Regan expedition have a new very cool toy. The biofuel-powered
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Whale Hunting Ban Effective
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) says large whales are less threatened, according to its assessment of marine mammals for the IUCN's "Red List" of endangered species.
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Penguins A Threatened Ecotourism Treasure
Penguin populations have been declining and shifting globally as a result of oil pollution, overfishing, guano mining (!) and increased coastal development, according to research by
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Looking to Leeches for Clues on Climate Change
Call it the invasion of the marine bloodsuckers. As conditions in Antarctica continue to heat up, new species of leeches, which are known vectors for viruses and bacteria, have slowly begun infiltrating the frigid waters -- putting many commercially
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Composting Toilets Work, Even in Antarctica
Petz wrote earlier about E-Base 2041, described by explorer Robert Swan: " We are using green, innovative and sustainable materials and applying them to the cleanest coldest place on earth. The E-Base will serve as a model globally and locally."
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Polar Explorer Will Live on Renewable Energy at the 2041 E-Base in Antarctica, Using 21st Century Technology to Tackle Climate Change
The first person in history to walk to both the North and South poles is Robert Swan, polar explorer, environmental leader and public speaker. Swan founded 2041 in order to preserve Antarctica by the promotion of recycling, renewable energy and
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Is "Pink Gold" Coming To Your Local Grocery Store Soon?
Growing to a mere 2.4 inches in size, krill are the small shrimp-like creatures which are perhaps one of the planet's most plentiful life-forms in terms of weight, and are now in increasing demand for use in fish feed (less need for those artificial
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Ancient Antarctic Lake Could Reveal Clues about Early Life and Climate Change
What secrets to life and climate change could lie hidden beneath the surface of Antarctica's ice sheets? Andy Smith from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) - who believes an ancient lake there could reveal new insights on future sea-level rises and the
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Pictures from the End of the World, by Amado Becquer Casaballe
Uruguayan photographer Amado Becquer Casaballe spent a month on the Almirante Irizar Argentine icebreaker, traveling through the most southern seas of the planet (past the Polar Antarctic Circle) until the Belgrano 2: the country's permanent
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Antarctic Ice Grows as Arctic Ice Declines
With stories of melting glaciers and sea ice dominating the headlines, it may come as a surprise to some to hear that Antarctica - defying the unlucky fate of its northern cousin - has actually gained over the last two
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Japan To Suspend Hunt For Humpback Whales
Withering criticism from the international media and hard work from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has convinced Japanese officials to agree to suspend the hunt for humpback whales during its annual whale hunt in the seas off of
