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

Many Antarctic glaciers are tidewater glaciers, meaning they sit on the ocean floor and extend into the sea, where they release icebergs.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

But in 2022-24 Antarctic sea ice shrank significantly, largely down to climate change, depriving the birds of safe places to moult.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Reaching the Antarctic pole took two tries, one of which wound up with Brown and his crew stranded for nearly a month while storms pummeled their base of operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

On the next day, January 19, the fist of the Antarctic closed around the ship: Endurance was surrounded by ice pack, with no open water in sight.

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