Tag: Antarctica
World’s largest iceberg breaks free in Antarctica
“It was grounded since 1986 but eventually it was going to decrease (in size) sufficiently to lose grip and start moving. I spotted first movement back in 2020.”
‘Thinned by extraordinary amounts:’ Glaciers in Antarctica melting at accelerating rates
Glaciers in Antarctica are melting at an alarming rate.
According to a new study published in Geophysical Research Letter,...
Plastic pollution in Antarctica 5 times worse than expected
As many as 51 trillion microplastic particles – 500 times more than stars in our galaxy – litter our seas, seriously threatening marine wildlife.
Giant waterfall in Antarctica worries scientists
The big question is: has the level of surface melting increased in the last seven decades?
150,000 Penguins Die After Huge Iceberg Blocks Route to Sea
The giant iceberg, the size of Rome, had apparently been floating close to the coast for 20 years before crashing into a glacier and becoming stuck.
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Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.