Using satellite radar data, scientists recently observed the calving of several large icebergs from the Sulzberger Ice Shelf along the Antarctic coast as a result of the March 2011 tsunami half a world away in Japan. Scientists have long speculated that ocean waves could cause an ice shelf to flex and break, but this is […]
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International Arctic Climate Study to Start Comments Off on International Arctic Climate Study to Start
Canada and its Arctic allies will launch a major study this spring to help northern nations cope with the irreversible effects of climate change. The speedy melting of polar ice is the driving force behind the Arctic Council’s decision to announce the wide-ranging study. The project, called the Arctic Change Assessment, will be disclosed when […]
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On Last Field Day, a South Pole Detour 0
Tuesday, Jan. 4 – We are off by Twin Otter this morning to Hatcher Bluffs, the last field site we will be visiting out of the Central Transantarctic Mountains camp, or CTAM. Getting to Hatcher, however, has taken some doing. This site is at the far southeast end of the Transantarctics, more than 400 miles […]
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