Shackleton: A new biography
A new Shackleton biography is out this year, by explorer Ranulph Fiennes. (Shackleton, the biography, 2022, Pegasus). It joins a crowded field of books about Shackleton’s exploits and …
Author of a book about science and adventure in Antarctica
A new Shackleton biography is out this year, by explorer Ranulph Fiennes. (Shackleton, the biography, 2022, Pegasus). It joins a crowded field of books about Shackleton’s exploits and …
New Zealand scientists have created a new interactive map of Zealandia the sunken “lost” eighth continent that split away from Antarctica more than 85 million years ago. A CNN article …
Sea-level rise (SLR) is a stealthy impact of global warming, showing up unwelcome as storms have hit the coastlines of the globe. There’s more to come. Antarctica influences global sea …
Adelie penguins crossing in front of the research icebreaker N.B. Palmer. Photo © John Diebold. To prove that Antarctica still keeps many secrets and is full of surprises, satellite …
From a distance, we saw the tall face of the buff-colored granite tower known as The Billboard illuminated by a low Antarctic sun. It cast a deep blue shadow on …
Mount Minot, Northern Victoria Land. Photo © B. Luyendyk Global sea level has been creeping upward for decades It’s now at a rate of about 3 mm/ year (1). This is largely …
Stef Lhermitte image published in Washington Post 9-25-17 Where are the pines on the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica? Of course, there aren’t any. The name comes from the …
See update to this topic. Zealandia, a continent hidden below the waves The sunken Zealandia continent is located in the southwest Pacific. It once was part of Antarctica. New Zealand …
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 …
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 change. …