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A melting palace of ice | Exploring Antarctica

As the world warms, Antarctica is melting and fast contributing to rising sea levels. Low-lying island states such as Singapore could bear the brunt of these changes. Read the story:

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The Secrets of Antarctica

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The White Contnent: Climate Change and Antarctica

Antarctica is a continent of superlatives; the highest, the driest, the coldest, the most remote. This is the White Continent, a land of unending beauty and unrelenting extremes. It is harsh and unforgiving, yet tender and fragile.

The White Continent: Climate Change and Antarctica is a stunning high definition portrayal of the conflict and challenges facing the world's most remote region. Produced with unprecedented access to renowned scientists and researchers, intrepid Antarctic explorers and veteran expedition leaders, The White Continent includes rare access to the United States Antarctic Programs' Palmer Station and epic scenes of the world's last frontier.
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Snow Hill Island, Antarctica: The Impossible Journey

From crossing the infamous Drake Passage and crushing through thick sea ice aboard Kapitan Khlebnikov to trekking across the snow-laden terrain, this seemingly impossible journey to the Emperor penguins colony on remote Snow Hill Island is one only few people will experience in their lifetime. Quark Expeditions, the leader in polar exploration, embraces challenges many other operators wouldn’t. We bring our guests to parts of the polar regions others can’t.

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Antarctica under the ice - Episode 2

As part of my 5 week expedition in Antarctica to film extremophiles, I joined Antarctic divers in going deep under the sea ice to explore the weird wonders of the Southern Ocean.

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11 Billion Tons of Ice Melted (TODAY IN GREENLAND)

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IT'S REALLY HOT IN GREENLAND RIGHT NOW... Like 15 degrees Celsius or 60 Fahrenheit. THIS IS NOT NORMAL.

Today alone, Greenland's ice sheet (the second largest on earth) lost a record 11 billion tons, which rose global ocean levels half a millimeter.

It was bizarre to witness this first hand, as our Hurtigruten expedition explored the sea ice on small tender boats.

No region on earth is more affected more by climate change than the polar regions, and you don't realize how big the issue is until you see it with your own eyes. I made this video to raise awareness because it's up to us to fix it. I am speechless by what I saw today.

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Don't Go There: Rising Sea Levels

Climate change has reached a tipping point. Melting Antarctic glaciers, rising waters and changing temperatures are happening at a rapid pace and are irreversible.

So, what does this mean for the world’s sea levels? And how will it affect where we live and travel?

Antarctica's Weddell Sea 'deserves protected status' - BBC News

A submersible mission in Antarctic waters has revealed unique ecosystems so rare they deserve special protection, say scientists.
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How Antarctica's tourist boom could affect Earth's 'last great wilderness'

When we were in Antarctica a few weeks ago in January 2019, PBS Newshour, a TV Station in the USA, sent a film crew to do a 4 part video about the environmental impact on Antarctica by the thousands of visitors that descends upon this pristine continent each southern summer. As many as 30,000 people visit Antarctica each year, and the number is increasing. Environmentalists at concerned about what impact this will have on the delicate eco-system of Antarctica.

Here's part 2 of the video that PBS shot.

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Dripping Arctic Icebergs - Global Warming in Action

See Global Warming in action first hand with these dripping Arctic icebergs.

Don't believe the Arctic icebergs are melting at a rapid rate? On this video, we were kayaking in an area that was covered by a glacier the year before. See a berg up close, melting.

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Sea ice breaking up in Antarctica | Beauty Of Nature

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I am an adventure traveler who grew up as a part of The Long Family of Gorge River. We are the most isolated family in New Zealand. We live 2 days walk from the nearest road on the South Island West Coast, between Haast and Milford Sound.

In this video, I will show you the beauty of the sea ice breaking-up on the sea in Antarctica. This is such a beautiful sight of nature and happens each summer as it warms all around the continent. It is an amazing sight and you can stare at it for hours waiting for the next piece to break off. I will show the sea ice breaking out in front of McMurdo Station and Scott Base in February 2019.

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You will also see the scenery from Observation Hill. This timelapse is taken over a period of half an hour and the camera is pointed due south. The sea ice forms during the extremely cold winter and spring months and then weakens and breaks up during summer and fall.

Strong southerly winds will speed up this process and push the ice out to sea. While northerly winds or no wind will slow the process. This cycle repeats every year.

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Environment And Climate Change. Polar Ice Melting

Environment And Climate Change. Polar Ice Melting

Climate change is causing significant impacts on the environment, and one of the visible effects is the melting of polar ice. Polar ice refers to the ice sheets, glaciers, and sea ice found in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Here are some key points about polar ice melting and its implications:

1. Rising Temperatures: The primary driver of polar ice melting is global warming caused by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, primarily carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere. As the Earth's average temperature rises, it leads to the warming of polar regions, resulting in the melting of ice.

2. Arctic Sea Ice: Arctic sea ice is declining rapidly. The summer sea ice extent in the Arctic has been decreasing over the past few decades, with some years experiencing record lows. This reduction in sea ice affects various Arctic species that depend on the ice for survival, such as polar bears, seals, and walruses.

3. Glacial Retreat: Glaciers in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions are retreating at an alarming rate. This retreat contributes to rising sea levels, which can have significant implications for coastal communities and low-lying areas worldwide.

4. Impact on Ecosystems: The melting of polar ice has adverse effects on polar ecosystems. It disrupts the habitat and feeding patterns of many species, leading to a loss of biodiversity. It also affects the delicate balance of marine food webs and can result in the decline of certain species.

5. Global Sea Level Rise: The melting of polar ice contributes to rising sea levels globally. As ice from land-based glaciers and ice sheets enters the oceans, it increases the volume of water and leads to coastal flooding, erosion, and saltwater intrusion into freshwater sources.

6. Feedback Loop: The melting of polar ice contributes to a positive feedback loop, as less ice means a reduced ability to reflect sunlight back into space. This leads to increased absorption of solar radiation by the Earth's surface, further warming the planet and accelerating the melting process.

Addressing climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions are crucial to mitigate the melting of polar ice and its consequences. Efforts such as transitioning to renewable energy sources, improving energy efficiency, protecting and restoring ecosystems, and adopting sustainable practices can help slow down the rate of polar ice melting and minimize the impacts of climate change. International cooperation and collective action are necessary to tackle this global challenge and preserve the polar regions and their unique ecosystems.

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Keeping Antarctica Pristine

As part of our travels to Antarctica we are diligent in our cleanliness to prevent invasive species from making it onto the white continent. Here's a light-hearted glimpse of how we handle things.

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Human activities are at the root of this phenomenon. Specifically, since the industrial revolution, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions have raised temperatures, even higher in the poles, and as a result, glaciers are rapidly melting, calving off into the sea and retreating on land.

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Sea level rise.

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Disappearance of species.

Less fresh water.

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Antarctica's melting glaciers | 4k ultra HD

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3 ways that climate change affects the ocean in 4K [2023]

For an ecosystem that covers 70 percent of the planet, oceans get no respect.

They feed us, provide most of the oxygen we breathe and protect us from the worst effects of global warming. Were it not for the oceans, climate change would have already made Earth uninhabitable. How?

The oceans have absorbed more than 90 percent of the global warming created by humans since the 1970s. Had that heat gone into the atmosphere, global average temperatures would have jumped by almost 56 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit).

But as vast as the seas are, there is a limit to how much heat they can absorb — and they are beginning to reach it. Conservation News examines some of the ways that climate change affects life in the oceans — and what that means for humanity.

1. Higher temperatures are bad for fish — and for us

Persistently rising temperatures are having cascading effects on marine life. Consider:

Warmer waters cause coral bleaching, which in turn impacts coral reef ecosystems that are home to a dizzying array of marine biodiversity — and provide crucial sources of food for people.

Warmer waters threaten to cause mass migration of marine species in search of the right conditions for feeding and spawning. For example, Conservation International research revealed that ocean warming is altering the habitats of tuna, causing them to move significantly to the east of the Pacific Islands. This mass exodus could be catastrophic for the economies of many Pacific Island countries such as Fiji and the Cook Islands.

Change in water temperatures can directly affect the development and growth of most fish and cephalopods (such as octopus and squid).
For the 3 billion people who rely on fish as their chief source of protein, the prospect of fewer and smaller fish in the sea is bad news.

2. Polar ice is melting
In what has become a dismal annual pattern, wintertime Arctic sea ice continues to dip to new lows as the oceans warm.

Meanwhile, Antarctica is shrinking underwater, as submerged ice is rapidly melting, according to recent studies.

The effects of this warming on iconic species such as polar bears are well-documented. Under the surface, though, the problem is no less urgent. Consider:

The production of algae — the foundation of the Arctic food web — depends on the presence of sea ice. As sea ice diminishes, algae does too, causing a ripple effect on species from Arctic cod to seals, whales and polar bears.

Dwindling sea ice results in the loss of vital habitat for seals, walruses, penguins, whales and other megafauna.

Sea ice is a critical habitat for Antarctic krill, the food source for many seabirds and mammals in the Southern Ocean. As sea ice has receded in recent years, Antarctic krill populations have dropped, resulting in declines in the species that depend on the krill.

What does this mean for us? Impacts to Arctic cod fisheries are having cascading effects, culminating in human-wildlife conflict and food insecurity. A dramatic decrease in sea ice — and seafood — pushes polar bears toward coastal communities and hunting camps to find food, bringing them into closer contact and potential conflict with people.

3. Rising sea levels represent a slow, seemingly unstoppable threat
Climate change poses a dual threat for sea levels.

For one, when land-based polar ice melts, it finds its way to the sea. (Ice that forms in polar seas, on the other hand, doesn’t affect sea levels when it melts.) Second, when water warms, it expands to take up more space — a major yet unheralded cause of sea-level rise.

With sea-level rise accelerating at a rate of about one-eighth of an inch per year, the effects on humanity are plain:

Higher ocean temperatures are melting polar ice and glaciers from the Greenland and Antarctic sheets at a rapid rate, resulting in an unprecedented rise of sea levels that has the potential to displace more than 680 million people living across low-lying coastal communities, according to a 2019 UN report.
Recent research revealed that several major coastal cities could be almost entirely underwater due to sea level rise by the middle of the century, including Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Shanghai, China; and Mumbai, India.

The effects of sea-level rise on wildlife are less explored but no less important:

The survival of coral reefs, mangroves, seagrasses and other critical habitat-forming species hinges on their ability to move into shallower waters. Slow-growing species are most unlikely to be able to keep pace with the rising sea level.

Critical coastal habitats — for instance, sea turtle nesting beaches — are lost as the sea level rises. Natural and man-made barriers such as cliffs, mangrove forests, sea walls and coastal developments stand in the way of them migrating further inland.

4. Warming oceans alter currents
Climate change affects ocean temperatures as well as wind patterns — taken together, these can alter oceanic currents. How does this affect wildlife? #ocean #fyp #viral

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