Antarctica's volcanic hot seat

In a first, fly ash particles found in Antarctic ice, thousands of kilometres from potential source

The sample dated back to 1936, indicating physical markers of fossil fuel combustion have been trapped in ice layers for decades

Increasing human footprint cutting Antarctica wilderness: Study

Data from 2.7 million records show how human activity has risen in Antarctica over the last 200 years

Ozone Day 2023: Why the South Pole has set alarm bells ringing this year

After a record-low sea ice cover, Antarctica saw one of the largest ozone holes ever reported this August, highlighting the changing nature of …

Why remote Antarctica is so important in a warming world

Given what rising sea levels could mean for the world, we must maintain our longstanding view of Antarctica as the most remote continent

Towards breaking point

The imminent calving of ice shelf, Larsen C, will reduce Antarctica to its smallest ever size. Is global warming responsible?

The hole truth

NASA discovers the largest ever ozone hole over Antarctica. A wake up call for industrialised countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Less ice, more rain... Why a new Arctic climate can be a global watershed

Global warming has dramatically changed the region’s climate, adding a rainy season almost equal to India’s and up to 10 months …

What can a bucket of water tell us about Arctic marine life? A lot, says a new study

Scientists have proposed a new technique to monitor the impact of climate change and human activity on marine life

There is no safe level of global warming: IPCC report

Unless net carbon dioxide emissions are brought down to zero by 2050, warming above 1.5°C is practically inevitable

Global Eco Watch: Drifting iceberg threatens seals, penguins on British Antarctic island

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First cases of avian flu found in Antarctic region

Researchers identify species and areas most vulnerable to spread of infection

Sea butterflies are threatened by climate change. Here’s how this can impact Antarctic marine ecosystems

Ocean acidification more dangerous for shelled, smaller sea butterflies but can impact entire ocean foodweb  

Rising sea levels indicate new threat to Antarctic ice sheets, finds Stanford study

Enderby-Kemp, George V Land in east Antarctica most vulnerable to basal thaw or melting of ice sheets’ bed

Good news! Recovery of ozone layer achieves significant milestone

Levels of ozone-depleting substances in 2022 are back to those observed in 1980 before ozone depletion was significant

A million-year-old marine DNA can reveal how climate change will affect Antarctica

New form of analysis helps scientists study long-term responses of ocean ecosystems

Slow death

World’s glaciers are melting fast, but not so in Asia

Thus begins our season of despair

There is now no weather pattern for scientists to follow, and we are exposed to nature’s dictates like never before  

The ozone threat

Alternatives to banned ozone-depleting substances may jeopardise the effectiveness of the Montreal Protocol

U R Rao on measures to save the Antarctic

The two-week long 30th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting concluded on May 11 in New Delhi. Among other resolutions, India's proposal to set …

Oceans continue to lose heat

In short

Greenland, Antarctica lost 7,560 billion tonnes of ice sheet mass in last 3 decades, accounted for quarter of global sea-level rise

The polar ice sheets store 99% of Earth’s freshwater ice on land  

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Penguins in peril

Rising temperatures in the Antarctic are harming penguins