The British Antarctic Society has announced the publication of "Bedmap3", the third topographic model of the landscape beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, which is twice as detailed as the previous one #antartica
When we go to other worlds, somebody will have the dubious honour of committing the first sexual assault in Orbit, & then the first murder on Mars, etc....because Humans will be Humans apparently.
You would think, with the vast majesty of the empty continent of Antarctica men might stop thinking about getting their dicks wet, but no.
Don't let them of with some "Antarctic psychosis" bollocks, it's nothing more exotic than Patriarchy
#science #birds #antartica #birdflu
The strain of bird flu H5N1 has now been found in Antartica. It is spreading across the peninsula meaning that Penguin and Skuas are in danger. This form of bird flu has been circulating across Europe, Asia and Africa causing devastation to both wild and captive birds since 2020. It is hope that this is not replicated in Antartica.
Antarctic fungi hold potential for biobased farm inputs
#politics #brazil #UnitedStates #science #biology #antartica #GoodNews https://valorinternational.globo.com/agribusiness/article/antarctic-fungi-hold-potential-for-biobased-farm-inputs.ghtml?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=compartilhar
Un nuevo y gran #iceberg antártico se aleja a toda velocidad del continente helado: ha sido bautizado como #A84
https://www.tiempo.com/ram/nuevo-iceberg-antartico-a-84-aleja.html
Durante el último mes, el iceberg con forma de patata se ha desplazado unos 250 kilómetros desde su punto de origen cerca del extremo sur de la plataforma de hielo #GeorgeVI a lo largo de la base de la península #Antártica.
"Me impresiona la velocidad con la que se ha movido en la corriente costera", dijo #ChristopherShuman, glaciólogo jubilado de la Universidad de Maryland, condado de Baltimore. "Me pregunto qué está pasando en el agua debajo de la plataforma de hielo".
El iceberg, bautizado como A-84 por el Centro Nacional del Hielo de Estados Unidos, mide unos 30 kilómetros de largo y 17 kilómetros de ancho. Su superficie se aproxima al tamaño de Chicago, Illinois.
El desprendimiento de icebergs es un fenómeno normal en las plataformas de hielo. Sin embargo, factores como el calentamiento del aire y del agua, junto con la disminución del hielo marino protector, pueden acelerar el desprendimiento y provocar el colapso , como ha sucedido en varias plataformas de hielo a lo largo de la península Antártica.
If all of Antartica's ice sheet melted, the isostatic rebound of the continent (since the ice sheet does/did make a pressure on it) could sink the other continents by more that 11 meters. In addition to the sea level rise.
Other interesting facts: https://www.coolantarctica.com/Community/antarctica-what-if-all-the-ice-melted.php