Tag: Antarctica
First cases of bird flu in Antarctica
As of: October 25, 2023 2:45 p.m A subtype of bird flu that has been rampant almost worldwide since 2021 has reached Antarctica. In view of the fear of mass…
Bird flu threatens Antarctica – Knowledge
Bird flu is spreading to ever more remote regions of the world – and is now becoming a threat to penguins. So far, Antarctica, Australia and Oceania have been spared.…
Health: Bird flu in Antarctica
Health Bird flu in Antarctica A glacier in the Weddell Sea: After the current bird flu outbreak reached Antarctica, environmental experts fear a mass death of seabirds. photo © John…
Climate change: tipping point in Antarctica may have been passed – knowledge
Bad news for West Antarctica: accelerated ice loss, possibly even a collapse of the ice sheet, can no longer be avoided. And with it a long-term sea level rise of…
Why the melting of ice in Antarctica poses so many mysteries – Knowledge
Robbie Mallett did not expect that heat in Antarctica would be a particular problem for him. The sea ice researcher has just spent the winter, which runs from March to…
Antarctica: Governments discuss new marine protected areas
As of: October 16, 2023 12:19 p.m The Antarctic Commission in Australia is struggling to find concrete solutions to protect the Southern Ocean. Whether the meeting will be a success…
Antarctica is melting – the Protection Commission is standing still
Conference in Australia The ice is melting faster and faster – and the Antarctic Commission is stalling The Antarctic Commission is coming under increasing pressure because it has had little…
Conference in Australia: Can Antarctica still be saved?
Conference in Australia Can Antarctica still be saved? Emperor penguins in the Weddell Sea. photo © John Weller/dpa Antarctica’s sea ice is melting. Not only emperor penguins and whales are…
The World Cup organized on three continents… Soon in Greenland and Antarctica?
The European, African and South American football confederations have agreed on a single candidacy for the 2030 World Cup, presented by Morocco, Spain and Portugal with three matches in South…
Antarctica: This huge ice sheet protects humanity
An ice barrier in the Weddell Sea prevents glaciers from flowing unchecked into the ocean. But how long will it last? With polar researchers on the Southern Ocean source site