antarctic

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The Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets have both lost considerable mass, and the annual average extent of Arctic sea ice in 2025 was the lowest or second-lowest ever recorded in the satellite era.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The Amundsen Sea accounts for most of the sea level rise driven by Antarctic melting.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

They migrate thousands of kilometres to find stable sea ice during Antarctic summer to wait out what is called a "catastrophic moult" every year.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

"This was really an "oh my God" moment," says the scientist behind the findings, Dr Peter Fretwell at British Antarctic Survey, who has worked on Emperor penguins for 20 years.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The plan for the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was this: Endurance would sail from South America into the Weddell Sea, which is bordered by the Antarctic Peninsula.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong