Antarctica
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Why is India developing new research station in Antarctica? EXPLAINED
Explainers | May 29, 2024, 01:23 PM ISTIndia has two active research stations -- Maitri and Bharti -- in Antarctica. The first research station, Dakshin Gangotri was set up in 1983. It had to be abandoned after it sank in the snow.
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Antarctica winter ends: Take a look at first sunrise after 4 months of darkness
Science | Aug 22, 2022, 09:17 PM ISTAntarctica winter over: The image of the rising sun after 4 months was shared by European Space Agency (ESA) on Twitter.
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Indian scientists to dig deep ice to know past climate at Antarctica
India | Dec 14, 2021, 07:52 AM ISTThe expedition is a joint Indo-UK-Norway study with India's National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) as collaborators.
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India committed to curtail carbon emissions in Antarctica atmosphere: MoS Earth Sciences
Science | Oct 05, 2021, 07:56 AM ISTMinister of state for Earth Sciences Jitndra Singh addressed an international conference commemorating the signing of the Madrid Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.
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Massive A74 iceberg, nearly the size of Greater London, brushes past Antarctic coast
World | Aug 23, 2021, 02:20 PM ISTMany thought a big nudge from the passing A74 iceberg might be the event that made it all happen. But it didn't; or at least, it hasn't happened yet.
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Antarctica's 'doomsday glacier' will melt faster than thought
World | Apr 13, 2021, 08:33 AM ISTAmong other things, it measured the strength, temperature, salinity and oxygen content of the ocean currents under the glacier and found variations.
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Antarctica's ice melt isn't consistent: Study
Science | Feb 02, 2021, 12:52 PM ISTModels that predict sea-level rise are typically built around the assumption that ice is melting from the world's largest ice fields in Antarctica and Greenland at a consistent rate.
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Coronavirus pandemic reaches Antarctica, last untouched continent
World | Jan 08, 2021, 10:36 PM ISTChilean authorities announced that at least 58 people that were at two military bases in Antarctica or on a navy ship that went to the continent tested positive for the new coronavirus.
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Antarctica snow turns blood red in viral pictures
Trending | Feb 29, 2020, 05:27 PM ISTAn astounding set of images that shows Antarctica snow turning blood red is going viral. The said pictures are taken near a former British research station.
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Antarctica temperature crosses 20 degrees Celsius for first time ever
World | Feb 14, 2020, 08:05 AM ISTAntarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents. Most of Antarctica is a polar desert, with annual precipitation of 200 mm (7.9 in) along the coast and far less inland
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NASA images show surface melt in Antarctica's George VI ice shelf
Science | Jan 24, 2020, 08:28 AM ISTIt would not be correct to say ice melt has not taken place before in Antarctica, NASA said. Satellite images, often partially obscured by clouds, show periodic melt since it was first visible in Landsat imagery in January 1973.
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In Pictures: Top 10 coldest places of the world
World | Jan 17, 2020, 08:49 AM ISTCanada, Greenland, Finland, Antarctic are among the coldest places on Earth. While Drass and Leh in India experience bone-chilling winters with temperatures dropping to as low as -50 degrees Celcius, there are other countries that witness brutal winters. Have a look at top 10 coldest places on Earth.
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Scientists claim to have found 'deepest point on Earth'. Know where it is located
Science | Dec 15, 2019, 01:42 PM ISTDeveloped by the scientists of the BedMachine project, the latest topographical map of Antarctica is believed to reveal the mountains, valleys, and canyons hidden under Antarctica's ice with high precision.
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Antarctica may drive rapid sea-level rise under climate change: Study
World | Nov 07, 2019, 04:51 PM ISTThe study, published in the journal Nature Communications, shows that sea levels rose up to three metres per century, largely driven by ice loss in the Antarctic ice sheet.
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Iceberg twice as large as New York City to break off Antarctica, warns NASA
Feb 26, 2019, 08:45 AM ISTSatellite images show large cracks across Antartica’s Brunt Ice Shelf that could lead to a 660-square-mile iceberg calved, or broken off, from the shelf, according to a NASA news release.
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Antarctica melting away at alarming rate: Study
Jan 15, 2019, 09:27 AM ISTThe study released on Monday led by Eric Rignot from the University of California at Irvine, found that the rate of that ice loss has not been consistent, with ice disappearing faster in each successive decade.
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'Telescope to detect cosmic X-rays launched from Antarctica'
Jan 03, 2019, 05:08 PM ISTThe X-Calibur instrument, launched by Washington University in the US from the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, is carried aloft on a helium balloon intended to reach an altitude of 130,000 feet.
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2nd man nears end of historic solo trek across Antarctica
World | Dec 28, 2018, 07:00 AM ISTLouis Rudd’s expedition blog on Thursday showed that the 49-year-old has only has about 50 miles (80 kilometers) left on the journey across the continent and is expected to finish Saturday.
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Antarctica’s ice sheet is melting three times faster than before
Jun 14, 2018, 10:37 AM ISTIn a study released Wednesday, June 13, 2018, an international team of ice experts said the melting of Antarctica is accelerating at an alarming rate, with about 3 trillion tons of ice disappearing since 1992.
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Scientists discover 260 million-year-old Antarctica forest that existed long before dinosaurs
Nov 13, 2017, 10:26 PM ISTThe scientists uncovered fossil fragments of 13 long deceased trees dating from the end of the Permian Period, some 260 million years ago.