Posts Tagged ‘Antarctica’

• Ice bridge ruptures in Antarctic – could result in the collapse of Wilkins Ice Shelf

  Just recently an ice bridge which linked a shelf of ice the size of Jamaica to two islands in Antarctica has snapped and melted away. Scientists say this is a result of man-made climate change and warns that this collapse …

• New study shows Antarctica is warming

  Photo credit: cloudzilla A new study, published in the journal Nature, shows that Antarctica, like the rest of the world, is warming up. The authors of the study fear that West Antarctica may have reached a “tipping point” which will …

• The Ozone Layer “Going extinct”

  Ozone is a poisonous gas with strong smell, and is a form of oxygen. It is pollutant when it exists between 5-10km above the earth’s surface, causes breathing problems and harms the eyes. However, the ozone layer high above the …