Scientists have solved the mystery of how a gaping hole nearly twice the size of New Jersey that formed in Antarctica's sea ice eight years ago. The rare opening of ice free water, called a ...
Scientists have discovered the missing fragment of the Maud Rise polynya puzzle, providing a full picture of the mystery at last. The mysterious Maud Rise polynya is named after an oceanic plateau ...
The mysterious hole in Antarctica was given the name Maud Rise Polynya in the 1970s by scientists. The name was derived from the underwater mountain which was located beneath the hole in the Weddell ...
A recent study explains the formation of a large Antarctic sea ice opening by detailing the oceanic and atmospheric interactions that caused it. Researchers have discovered the missing piece of the ...
When a hole that's supposedly the size of Switzerland suddenly appears in the ice in Antarctica's Weddell Sea, you can imagine it's the sort of thing which really rallies scientists together.
Researchers have discovered the missing piece of the puzzle behind a rare opening in the sea ice around Antarctica, that occurred during the winters of 2016 and 2017. It reveals a key process that had ...
Maud Rise polynya, a hole in Antarctica. Source: NASA Earth Observatory Every Australian winter, Antarctica undergoes radical changes. The sea ice surrounding the continent expands outward, ...
The Maud Rise polynya has been sporadically opening up in Antarctica's ice since at least the 1970s. Now climatologists finally know why. Scientists have finally discovered what's causing a ...
Record low levels of sea ice around Antarctica last year could be linked to climate change, a study has found. Researchers at ...
Every now and then for the last 50 years, an enormous hole opens up in the Antarctic sea ice. And by enormous, we mean truly enormous — the feature in question was twice the size of Wales last ...
Record-breaking low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023 may have been influenced by climate change, scientists have said. Researchers at the the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) analysed ...