American flown to a New Zealand hospital in a rare midwinter Antarctic rescue mission

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian air crew flew an American from an Antarctic base to a New Zealand hospital in a ...

American flown to hospital after rare midwinter Antarctic rescue

To get there in complete darkness in these extreme cold temperatures is very, very rare. I believe it hasn’t been done before ...
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Climate warming and atmospheric deposition jointly accelerate the Antarctic Peninsula atmosphere–glacier–land–ocean mercury loop

We thank the officers and crew of RRS James Clark Ross, Nathaniel B. Palmer, Meteor (M56/C), and Sonne (SO155) for their skillful ice navigation. We also appreciate all participants from the National ...
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Watch America's giant snow cruiser get defeated by the Antarctic ice

Built to conquer the harshest environment on Earth, the 37-ton Antarctic Snow Cruiser was designed to carry explorers across thousands of miles of ice for an entire year. Instead, smooth tires, poor ...
Science Daily

Antarctica may give the world decades to prepare for rising seas

Scientists may be able to reliably forecast Antarctic ice loss through the middle of this century, offering governments a vital head start on sea level rise. After that, unstable ice retreat could ...