Washington Post |
Extreme weather warnings mapped: Where alerts for floods, storms and tornadoes happen most
Washington Post Thousands of warnings for severe weather and flooding are issued by the National Weather Service during the busy months of spring and summer. Although primarily a warm-season phenomenon, these warnings trickle out even in the heart of winter. |
Washington Post |
Extreme weather: Massive rains are causing more flash flooding …
Washington Post As air temperatures have warmed, record rainfalls across the Eastern United States in May led to deluges in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and the Great … |
Washington Post |
For once, scientists found good news about West Antarctica
Washington Post Barletta and her colleagues, from several institutions in the United States, Denmark and the Netherlands, collected GPS measurements from rock outcroppings in West Antarctica to measure the fast rise and contend that it will help counteract the ice … Antarctica Is Getting Taller, and Here's Why Antarctica's rapidly rising bedrock could slow down catastrophic melting of ice sheet Rising bedrock below West Antarctica could delay catastrophic ice sheet collapse |
Prof Andreas Oschlies is head of the marine biogeochemical modelling group and speaker of the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 754 at the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) and Kiel University, Prof Peter Brandt is professor of physical …
Washington Post |
Antarctica: Scientists discover mountain ranges and vast valleys …
Washington Post Mountain ranges and valleys hundreds of miles long have been sitting deep beneath Western Antarctica's vast ice region, a discovery that scientists say could … Vast hidden canyons and mountain ranges discovered in Antarctica Massive Ice Highways Found Hiding Under Antarctica Scientists discovered massive hidden canyons in Antarctica that could spell bad news for the rest of the planet |
Kyiv Post |
UkrInform: Ukraine plans to implement new international projects in Antarctica
Kyiv Post This undated handout photograph released by Stony Brook University/ Louisiana State University on March 2, 2018, shows an Adélie penguin (R) looking at a drone at breeding colony on Heroina Island, Danger Islands, Antarctica. A thriving "hotspot" of … |
Washington Post |
From 75 degrees to 45 in one day, the Northeast is about to experience extreme weather whiplash
Washington Post For all intents and purposes, this weekend is going to be summer. Temperatures are going to hit 80 degrees as far north as Massachusetts. If pools were open already, it might be a nice weekend to catch some vitamin D. The sun will be out and the trees … |
Washington Post |
An alarming 10 percent of Antarctica's coastal glaciers are now in retreat, scientists find
Washington Post Antarctica's ocean-front glaciers are retreating, according a new satellite survey that raises additional concerns about the massive continent's potential contribution to rising sea levels. Antarctica, which contains enough ice to raise the oceans by … Antarctica retreating across the sea floor Warm water rapidly melting Antarctica from below due to climate change An alarming 10 percent of Antarctica's coastal glaciers are in retreat, scientists find |
New York Post |
US scientists stranded in Antarctica rescued
New York Post BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A group of American scientists who were stranded in an ice-bound island off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula were rescued Sunday by an Argentine icebreaker, U.S. and Argentine authorities said Monday. The four … US scientists rescued in Antarctica by Argentina icebreaker |
The Denver Post |
These penguins found a camera in Antarctica and captured a surprisingly good “selfie”
The Denver Post Two emperor penguins in Antarctica captured a short video of themselves after coming across a camera left on the ice by a human. The Australian Antarctic Division posted the comical, 38-second clip to its social media channels Thursday. One of the … Emperor penguins capture epic selfie in Antarctica These penguins found a camera in Antarctica and captured a surprisingly good 'selfie' These penguins found a camera in Antarctica and captured a great 'selfie' |