Scientists are looking at the 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption as possible reason for the record-breaking ozone hole over the Antarctic that is now three times the size of Brazil. Continue reading to learn more.
The North and South pole are both known as the tip of the planet and the coldest regions. But which among the two is the coldest? Read on to find out the differences and similarities between both polar regions.
Recent studies suggest that the rise of sea level due to ice lands collapsing will double by 2100 if the Paris Climate Agreement won't be put to action. But a steady or lesser temperature of 2 degrees Celsius may prevent the melting of the Antarctica peninsula.
Researchers from Harvard University used novel calculations based on the melting West Antarctic Ice Sheets, called water expulsion mechanism, and found that sea level could rise up to 20% by the end of the century.
The recent episode of "Climate Now" showed a closer look at melting ice and rising sea levels to understand further the real occurrence as the poles of the earth warms.
The ozone layer has grown thinner due to human activity and global warming. Despite the ozone holes' large measurement over the Antarctic and Arctic, experts believe the ozone layer will fully recover in a few decades.
The new research discovered that the South Pacific Convergence Zone, a region of the western tropical Pacific, is the primary driver of weather variability across West Antarctica
Almost one-fourth of the ice in the West Antarctic are said to be unstable. According to the lead author of the study, Andy Shepherd, a polar scientist at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, some ice sheets in parts of Antarctic has thinned by extraordinary amounts.
The ice crack of Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica is on the edge to create the biggest iceberg. It is very close to calve off and create one of the biggest ever recorded icebergs.