Skies Clear, and a New Outpost Springs Up at the Bottom of the World

Low clouds have lifted long enough for helicopters to ferry scientists and their gear to a fast-melting glacier on the edge ...
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Ice shelf protecting Antarctic glacier is breaking up faster

Satellite video shows the ice shelf holding the Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica back from the sea is breaking up much faster than before. A study Friday shows the ice shelf has shrunk by one-fifth ...

The View From Above Antarctica’s Fastest Melting Glacier

Times journalists were able to get tantalizingly close to the Thwaites glacier, which scientists are hoping to spend weeks ...
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World’s largest iceberg is finally about to disappear 40 years after breaking away from Antarctica

A large Antarctic iceberg that calved almost four decades ago is now in its final days, with scientists saying it could vanish within weeks after drifting into warmer seas. The megaberg, known as A23a ...