Tag: Antarctica
Penguins in danger: Bird flu reaches Antarctica – Knowledge
The news didn’t come as a surprise to experts, but it still raises alarm bells among authorities and conservationists. The bird flu epidemic that has been raging among wild birds…
Bird flu reaches Antarctica. Researchers fear mass extinctions
Researchers have detected the deadly form of bird flu in eternal ice for the first time. They fear a catastrophe for wildlife. In addition to penguins, they also care about…
China has a new research station in Antarctica – the West is sounding the alarm
China is expanding its presence in Antarctica: the great power recently opened a fifth research station there. The West is sounding the alarm, suspecting that China could use its presence…
Antarctica: Nature photographer films the world’s largest iceberg (video)
A nature photographer has filmed the world’s largest iceberg, A23a, in the Antarctic Ocean. Scientists suspect that in warmer waters the iceberg will melt from the bottom up and possibly…
Diseases: Experts find bird flu in mammals in Antarctica
Diseases Experts find bird flu in mammals in Antarctica British scientists say they have discovered bird flu in mammals near Antarctica for the first time (archive image). photo © Cristina…
Research: Jogging at minus 20 degrees – climate researchers in Antarctica
Research Jogging at minus 20 degrees – climate researchers in Antarctica Matthias Jaggi finishes building the metamorphosis box with the snow block. photo © Matthias Jaggi/SLF/dpa Climate researchers are drilling…
Video: "Fears exceeded" – Marathon in Antarctica
This year, 68 runners started the ‘Antarctic Ice Marathon’, a few hundred kilometers from the South Pole. This year, 68 runners started the ‘Antarctic Ice Marathon’, a few hundred kilometers…
Antarctica: Iceberg on the move | STERN.de
Antarctic Iceberg traveling The iceberg known as A23a is moving comparatively quickly away from Antarctic waters, satellite images show. photo © contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023), processed by ESA/dpa…
Antarctica: The world’s largest iceberg has broken away from the seabed and is drifting towards Africa
It is three times the size of New York: The iceberg called A23a has started moving again after more than three decades and is drifting comparatively quickly past the northern…
First cases of bird flu in Antarctica
As of: October 26, 2023 11:02 a.m A subtype of bird flu that has been rampant almost worldwide since 2021 has reached Antarctica. In view of the fear of mass…