Sea level rise: Antarctica doubles the trouble
On the trail in Marie Byrd Land. Photo © Bruce Luyendyk Sea level has been rising for decades, now at an increasing rate. Mostly we don’t notice this except in …
ExxonMobil, the Rockefellers and Antarctic climate change
FORCE team members at Mt. Bitgood. Photo © Steve Tucker Now that we are getting a new U.S. president, it’s worth asking how Trump sees the science of climate …
Mount Luyendyk, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
Mount Luyendyk. Photo © Christine Siddoway Faithful Followers. I have been absent for quite a while now working on revisions to my book White Ocean. One of the interesting things …
What is happening to Antarctic ice shelves and why should we care?
Front of Ross Ice Shelf from research icebreaker Palmer. Photo © Bruce Luyendyk Antarctic ice shelves are thinning. What are ice shelves and are they important in any way? These …
Two Degrees Global Warming, Geoengineering, West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse!
A break in the clouds on October 29, 2014, allowed scientists the opportunity to fly over Pine Island Glacier—one of Antarctica’s most rapidly changing areas. The flight was part of …
DoD, IPCC, GOP – all spell out trouble
Iceberg in Ross Sea, Antarctica seen from bridge of icebreaker N.B. Palmer. Photo © Bruce Luyendyk Over the last two weeks significant news has occurred on the Climate Change front. …
Antarctic Snow School, German style
GANOVEX VII team practices crevasse rescue at Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand. Photo © Bruce Luyendyk [Scene. Bruce and Christine are part of a German Antarctic expedition. Before …
Antarctica, Sea Level and Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara sits atop a marine terrace bounded by sea cliffs 40 to 50 feet high. Santa Barbara Airport is in the background. Photo © UCSB Photo Services. …
Antarctic sea ice cover is increasing. Is Global Warming over?
Sea ice, Ross Sea, Antarctica, 1996. Photo © Bruce Luyendyk Recent news items have drawn attention to Antarctic sea ice, the floating ice a meter or so thick that forms …
Antarctica, the Ozone Hole, and Global Warming
Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica from above the clouds. Photo © Bruce Luyendyk Are Global Warming and the Antarctic Ozone Hole related? Yes. Before I explain that, some basic facts. …