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Where is the iceberg that broke off Antarctica and is it a threat?

An iceberg more than four times the size of New York City began drifting again after being stuck on the seafloor for nearly 40 years

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COP28 must stick to 1.5°C target to save ice sheets, urge scientists

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Ancient river valleys discovered beneath Antarctic ice sheet

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Extensive melting of West Antarctic ice sheet now looks unavoidable

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Emperor penguin colonies lost all their chicks due to ice breakup

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A huge chunk of glacier ice collapsing and falling into the sea

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51��s 'shocked' by extreme events in Antarctica as Earth heats up

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ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 15: Melting icebergs are seen on Horseshoe Island as Turkish scientists conduct fieldwork on Horseshoe Island within 7th National Antarctic Science Expedition under the coordination of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK) MAM Polar Research Institute with the joint responsibilities of the Turkish Presidency and Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology in Antarctica, on February 15, 2023. Turkish scientists sailed with the 80-meter Chilean-flagged research ship 'Betanzos' for nearly a month as part of the 7th National Antarctic Science Expedition. During the voyage, Turkish scientists arrived at Horseshoe Island via a new transit channel developed in the Gullet and Barlas Channel, which was previously covered in ice due to melting sea ice caused by global climate change. The minimum width of sea ice in Antarctica for 2023 fell to 1.79 million square kilometers, the lowest level on record, on February 21. While this data is 1.05 million square kilometers below the 1981-2010 average, it also points out that a new record decrease is experienced every year. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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Sea level may have been higher than it is now just 6000 years ago

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RRS Sir David Attenborough

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RRS Sir David Attenborough prepares for first Antarctic science voyage

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Antarctic sea life under threat as talks on protected areas fail

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'Doomsday' glacier in Antarctica isn't as vulnerable as feared

Thwaites glacier in Antarctica would cause massive sea level rise if it melts completely, but models suggest the break-up of the ice shelf in front of it won't make it flow faster

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Antarctic ice melt may be reversible due to rising land beneath

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Polar ice sheets may retreat much faster than previously thought

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Freak storms stopped tens of thousands of birds breeding in Antarctica

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Melt rate of Antarctic 'doomsday glacier' slowed by freshwater layer

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