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Antarctica

Map of northern polar regions with sea ice coverage picked out

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Global sea ice is at lowest level ever recorded

The area of ocean covered by floating ice is at its lowest since the satellite era began, and probably the lowest it has been for thousands of years

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A stream flowing over the ice

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Mystery Antarctic circle means ice is melting from surface down

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Visualisation showing Arctic sea ice extent in September

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Global sea ice has reached a record low 鈥� should we be worried?

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Environment

Massive sea lizards once hunted plesiosaurs in Antarctica

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World鈥檚 largest marine reserve agreed for Antarctica鈥檚 Ross Sea

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Gordon Hamilton against icy landscape

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Snowmobile plunge claims life of Antarctica researcher

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A lenticular cloud formation over the Lemaire Channel on the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.

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One part of Antarctica has been cooling since 1998 鈥� here鈥檚 why

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A core being inspected

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Seabed core reveals how lush Antarctica changed to icy desert

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A plane flies over the icey Antarctic landscape

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Huge never-before-seen lake spotted hiding under Antarctic ice

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Ice breaking off floating shelves and drifting at sea

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Unexpected Antarctic melt could trigger 2-metre sea level rise

It seemed impossible, but a recent paper supports the belief that Antarctic ice will melt faster than we thought, triggering sea level rise that could devastate low-lying cities

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Bail out the oceans to stop sea level rise? Let’s talk about it

Opinion

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Polar wildlife under threat as ice melts and makes seas brighter

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Frozen kingdom: The lost world under Antarctica’s ice

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Massive crevasse in the ice forces early move for Antarctic base

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