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A team of scientists studying the Denman Glacier has uncovered several strange creatures living on the bottom of the Antarctic Ocean ... fragile creatures from the water and into a tank where ...
This sudden change in ocean "salinity" has a series of consequences – including the weakening of the sinking of surface ocean ...
The freshening trend of the Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) in the Australian–Antarctic Basin was reversed during the 2010s. This may be due to the slowdown of the melting of ice shelves around ...
Our new research shows “subglacial water” plays a far larger role in Antarctic ice loss than previously thought. If it’s not properly accounted for, future sea-level rise may be vastly ...
The formation of sea ice also makes the surrounding water saltier, as salt is pushed out when water freezes. If less sea ice forms, there is less of this cold, dense, briny water, called 'Antarctic ...
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has blocked the imports of a high-priced fish from protected waters near Antarctica ... conservation efforts at the bottom of the world.
So it's crucial to understand how much subglacial water is generated and where it goes, as well as its effect on ice flow and further melting. How hidden lakes threaten Antarctic Ice Sheet stability.
Every year for four decades, 26 governments banded together in the Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, or CCAMLR, to set catch limits for Patagonia toothfish ...