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Circumpolar Currents role in climate questioned; study challenges Antarctic ice origin theory.

Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest continent on the planet, and researchers are still discovering many of its secrets. Find out some of the most interesting facts about the southernmost conti

The Landsat project, a joint venture between NASA and the US Geological Survey, is the longest continuous space-based record of Earth in existence. A total of eight Landsat satellites have been launched into space since 1972, with a ninth set to

For the first time in the more than 100 years that National Geographic Society has mapped the world's oceans, it will recognise five of them.

How many oceans are there on Earth? National Geographic now says five. Paulina Firozi © National Geographic Maps/National Geographic Maps National Geographic now recognizes five world oceans, including the Southern Ocean, which it defines as most of the waters surrounding Antarctica out to 60 degrees south latitude. (Courtesy of National Geographic Maps) For the first time in the more than 100 years that the National Geographic Society has mapped the world’s oceans, it wi...

The Southern Ocean includes most of the waters surrounding Antarctica out to 60 degrees south latitude, according to the National Geographic Society.

Iceberg A68a has been on a slow journey toward potential disaster. The huge ice mass, which broke from the Antarctic’s Larsen C ice shelf in July 2017, slid toward the open ocean for over two years until it hit the powerful Circumpolar Current that circles the continent. That propelled the berg northeast through what scientists call “iceberg alley”, and it’s now headed straight for South Georgia Island, and could hit the remote world in the southern Atlantic teeming with wildlife with...

Slideshow ( 5 images ) The huge ice mass, which broke from the Antarctic’s Larsen C ice shelf in July 2017, slid toward the open ocean for over two years until it hit the powerful Circumpolar Current that circles the continent. That propelled the berg northeast through what scientists call “iceberg alley”, and it’s now headed straight for South Georgia Island, and could hit the remote world in the southern Atlantic teeming with wildlife within days. At 4,200 square kilometers (1,620 sq ...

An enormous iceberg is heading towards South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic, where scientists say a collision could devastate wildlife by threatening the food chain. Scientists have long been watching this climate-related event unfold, as the iceberg - the size and shape of Jamaica – has meandered and advanced over two years since breaking off from the Antarctic peninsula in July 2017. BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE Iceberg A68a is 4,200 sq km in size and is about the same shape and size a...

Advertisement Mexico City: An enormous iceberg is heading toward South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic, where scientists say a collision could devastate wildlife by threatening the food chain. Scientists have long been watching this climate-related event unfold, as the iceberg - the size and shape of Jamaica – has meandered and advanced over two years since breaking off from the Antarctic peninsula in July 2017. The peninsula is one of the fastest-warming places on Earth, registering ...