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On February 16, the ocean surface covered by ice around the frozen continent shrank to 2.09 million square kilometres

Antarctic sea ice cover shrinks to its lowest level

Sea ice in Antarctica shrank to the smallest area on record in February for the second year in a row, continuing a decade-long decline, 

On February 16, the ocean surface covered by ice around the frozen continent shrank to 2.09 million square kilometres

Sea ice in Antarctica shrank to the smallest area on record in February for the second year in a row, continuing a decade-long decline, the European Union's climate monitoring service said Tuesday.
On February 16, the ocean surface covered by ice around the frozen continent shrank to 2.09 million square kilometres (nearly 800,000 square miles), the lowest level since satellite records began, according to figures provided to AFP by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
"Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest extent in the 45-year satellite data record," said Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of C3S.
US government scientists confirmed a new record last month but indicated an even lower figure of 1.79 million sq km, a difference Copernicus attributed to "different sea ice retrieval algorithms".
Sea ice concentrations during the southern hemisphere summer were well below average in all sectors of the Southern Ocean.
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Startlingly, the record lows this year and in 2022 are about 30 percent below the 1981-2010 average.
"These low sea ice conditions may have important implications for the stability of Antarctic ice shelves and ultimately for global sea level rise," said Burgess.
"Polar ice caps are a sensitive indicator of the climate crisis."
Melting sea ice has no discernible impact on sea levels because the ice is already in ocean water.
But diminished ice cover is nonetheless a major concern because it helps accelerate global warming, including in the Arctic region.
About 90 percent of the Sun's energy that hits white sea ice is reflected back into space. But when sunlight hits dark, unfrozen ocean water, nearly the same amount of that energy is absorbed instead, contributing directly to global warming.

Climate change will also likely wreak havoc on other Antarctic specialists. But the global phenomenon will intially benefit some species through rise in population. 

Research suggests ways to combat climate change and conserve Antarctic biodiversity

Climate change will also likely wreak havoc on other Antarctic specialists. But the global phenomenon will intially benefit some species through rise in population.&nbsp;
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Greater conservation efforts are needed to protect Antarctic ecosystems, and the populations of up to 97 per cent of land-based Antarctic species could decline by 2100 if we don&rsquo;t change tack, research study by journal The Conversation has found.
The study, published on December 25 2022, also found just USD 23 million per year would be enough to implement ten key strategies to reduce threats to Antarctica&rsquo;s biodiversity.
This relatively small sum would benefit up to 84% of terrestrial bird, mammal, and plant groups.
The journal identified climate change as the biggest threat to Antarctica&rsquo;s unique plant and animal species. Limiting global warming is the most effective way to secure their future. Threats to Antarctic biodiversity Antarctica&rsquo;s land-based species have adapted to survive the coldest, windiest, highest, driest continent on Earth.
The species includes two flowering plants, hardy moss and lichens, numerous microbes, tough invertebrates and hundreds of thousands of breeding seabirds, including the emperor and Ad&eacute;lie penguins.
Antarctica also provides priceless services to the planet and humankind. It helps regulate the global climate by driving atmospheric circulation and ocean currents, and absorbing heat and carbon dioxide. Antarctica even drives weather patterns in Australia.
Some people think of Antarctica as a safe, protected wilderness. But the continent&rsquo;s plants and animals still face numerous threats.
Chief among them is climate change. As global warming worsens, Antarctica&rsquo;s ice-free areas are predicted to expand, rapidly changing the habitat available for wildlife. And as extreme weather events such as heatwaves become more frequent, Antarctica&rsquo;s plants and animals are expected to suffer.
What&rsquo;s more, scientists and tourists visiting the icy continent each year can harm the environment through, for example, pollution and disturbing the ground or plants. And the combination of more human visitors and milder temperatures in Antarctica also creates the conditions for invasive species to thrive.
So how will these threats affect Antarctic species? And what conservation strategies can be used to mitigate them? The research set out to find the answers.
What the research found? The study involved working with 29 experts in Antarctic biodiversity, conservation, logistics, tourism and policy. The experts assessed how Antarctica&rsquo;s species will respond to future threats.
Under a worst-case scenario, the populations of 97% of Antarctic terrestrial species and breeding seabirds could decline between now and 2100, if current conservation efforts stay on the same trajectory.
At best, the populations of 37% of species would decline. The most likely scenario is a decline in 65% of the continent&rsquo;s plants and wildlife by the year 2100.
The emperor penguin relies on ice for breeding, and is the most vulnerable of Antarctica&rsquo;s species. In the worst-case scenario, the emperor penguin is at risk of extinction by 2100 &ndash; the only species in our study facing this fate.
Climate change will also likely wreak havoc on other Antarctic specialists, such as the nematode worm Scottnema lindsayae. The species lives in extremely dry soils, and is at risk as warming and ice-melt increases soil moisture.
Climate change won&rsquo;t lead to a decline in all Antarctic species &ndash; in fact, some may benefit initially. These include the two Antarctic plants, some mosses and the gentoo penguin.
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These species may increase their populations and become more widely distributed in the event of more liquid water (as opposed to ice), more ice-free land and warmer temperatures.
So, what to do? Clearly, current conservation efforts are insufficient to conserve Antarctic species in a changing world.
The experts the journal worked with identified ten management strategies to mitigate threats to the continent&rsquo;s land-based species.
Unsurprisingly, mitigating climate change (listed as the &ldquo;influence external policy&rdquo; strategy) would provide the greatest benefit. Reducing climate change to no more than 2 degrees Celsius of warming would benefit up to 68% of terrestrial species and breeding seabirds.
The next two most beneficial strategies were &ldquo;managing non-native species and disease&rdquo; and &ldquo;managing and protecting species&rdquo;. These strategies include measures such as granting special protections to species, and increasing biosecurity to prevent introductions of non-native species.
How much would it all cost? The United Nations&rsquo; COP15 nature summit concluded in Canada this week. Funding for conservation projects was a core agenda item.
In Antarctica, at least, such conservation is surprisingly cheap. The research found implementing all strategies together could cost as little as USD 23 million per year until 2100 (or about USD 2 billion in total).
By comparison, the cost to recover Australia&rsquo;s threatened species is estimated at more than USD 1.2 billion per year (although this is far more than is actually spent).
However, for the &ldquo;influence external policy&rdquo; strategy (relating to climate change mitigation) we included only the cost of advocating for policy change. We did not include the global cost of reducing carbon emissions, nor did we balance these against the much greater economic costs of not acting.
As Antarctica faces increasing pressure from climate change and human activities, a combination of regional and global conservation efforts is needed. Spending just USD 23 million a year to preserve Antarctica&rsquo;s biodiversity and ecosystems is an absolute bargain.

As technology develops, the world shrinks. Making that statement true, while also making history, a commercial Airbus plane an A340, successfully landed in Antarctica.  The A340, operated by Hi Fly, took off from Cape Town, South Africa before flying 4,630 km to Antarctica, achieving an aviation first by successfully landing on a runway made of blue glacial ice.
Special accommodations were made to help the flight, like the runway had to have special grooves carved into it to allow for more friction and pilots also had to wear special eye gear due to the glare coming off the polar ice.

Flying into history books: Airbus flight lands on 'blue glacial ice' in Antarctica

For the first time in history, an Airbus A340 plane successfully landed in Antarctica with scientists and tourists alike. 

As technology develops, the world shrinks. Making that statement true, while also making history,&nbsp;a commercial Airbus plane an A340, successfully landed in Antarctica. &nbsp; The A340, operated by Hi Fly, took off from Cape Town, South Africa before flying 4,630 km to Antarctica, achieving an aviation first by successfully landing on a runway made of blue glacial ice.
Special accommodations&nbsp;were made to help the flight, like the runway had to have special grooves carved into it to allow for more friction and pilots also had to wear special eye gear due to the glare coming off the polar ice.

For the first time in history, an Airbus A340 plane successfully landed in Antarctica with scientists and tourists alike.&nbsp;

The world's worst fear is confirmed. The UN has confirmed the report that Antarctica logged temperatures up to 18.3 degrees Celsius in February this year. This is the a new maximum temperature record for the region. The grim milestone was breached on February 6.
With this, Antarctica has now become one of the fastest-warming regions in the world -- registering a rise of almost three degrees Celsius in the last 50 years, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization has confirmed.
The earlier record temperature for the Antarctic continent, according to the WMO, was 17.5 degrees Celsius recorded on March 24, 2015.
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Antarctica hits record temperature @ 18.3°C, UN confirms grim report

Height of Heat: The UN has confirmed that Antarctica logged temperatures up to 18.3 degrees Celsius in February this year

The world's worst fear is confirmed. The UN has confirmed the report that Antarctica logged temperatures up to 18.3 degrees Celsius in February 2020. This is the a new maximum temperature record for the region. The grim milestone was breached on February 6.
With this, Antarctica has now become one of the fastest-warming regions in the world -- registering a rise of almost three degrees Celsius in the last 50 years, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization has confirmed.
The earlier record temperature for the Antarctic continent, according to the WMO, was 17.5 degrees Celsius recorded on March 24, 2015.
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The UN has confirmed the report that Antarctica logged temperatures up to 18.3 degrees Celsius in February this year

The&nbsp;calving of the mega-iceberg A74 in Antarctica has exposed a patch of the sea floor after being buried under ice for over 50 years.
The patch was discovered by German scientists as their ship photographed the patch between&nbsp;A74 and the Brunt Ice Shelf, which produced the giant berg.&nbsp;
What's most interesting, is that the patch is teeming with wildlife! The images and videos show several&nbsp;sessile animals attached to stones on the sea floor.&nbsp;The researchers observed at least 5 species of fish and 2 species of octopuses.&nbsp;
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Fragmented iceberg exposes Antarctic sea floor teeming with life 

The&nbsp;calving of the mega-iceberg A74 in Antarctica has exposed a patch of the sea floor after being buried under ice for over 50 years and it is teeming with wildlife!
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The&nbsp;calving of the mega-iceberg A74 in Antarctica has exposed a patch of the sea floor after being buried under ice for over 50 years.
The patch was discovered by German scientists as their ship photographed the patch between&nbsp;A74 and the Brunt Ice Shelf, which produced the giant berg.&nbsp;
What's most interesting, is that the patch is teeming with wildlife! The images and videos show several&nbsp;sessile animals attached to stones on the sea floor.&nbsp;The researchers observed at least 5 species of fish and 2 species of octopuses.&nbsp;
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Antarctica's mega&nbsp;A74 ice block broke off from Brunt ice shelf last week due to a massive crack that resulted in its calving.
Now, a satellite called the UK satellite Vision-1 has released a high resolution imagery of the crack.
The photos show the ever widening "North Rift" a day after calving of the ice shelf.
EU's Sentinel-1 spacecraft also released images capturing a&nbsp;a wider view of the 150m-thick A74 block pushing out into Antarctica's Weddell Sea.&nbsp;
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Up close: take a look at the massive crack that broke Antarctica's mega iceberg

Take a look: The British Antarctic Survey has released HD footage of the massive crack that broke off Antartica's&nbsp;A74 ice block from the&nbsp;Brunt ice shelf.&nbsp;

Antarctica's mega&nbsp;A74 ice block broke off from Brunt ice shelf last week due to a massive crack that resulted in its calving.
Now, a satellite called the UK satellite Vision-1 has released a high resolution imagery of the crack.
The photos show the ever widening "North Rift" a day after calving of the ice shelf.
EU's Sentinel-1 spacecraft also released images capturing a&nbsp;a wider view of the 150m-thick A74 block pushing out into Antarctica's Weddell Sea.&nbsp;
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The pandemic has finally reached every continent on Earth. Chilean authorities have 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 novel coronavirus. Antarctica so far had been the only continent that was Covid free. No other country with a presence in Antarctica has publicly reported any other cases yet. The news means that Covid cases have now been recorded on all seven continents.

Covid reaches Antarctica, no continent now untouched

With Chile Army reporting Covid cases at Antarctica&nbsp;bases,&nbsp;the pandemic has finally reached every continent on Earth&nbsp;

The pandemic has finally reached every continent on Earth. Chilean authorities have 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 novel coronavirus. Antarctica so far had been the only continent that was Covid free. No other country with a presence in Antarctica has publicly reported any other cases yet. The news means that Covid cases have now been recorded on all seven continents.

Biologists studying Antarctica have made a very intriguing discovery about excreta. A new study published in the journal Current Biology found that penguin and seal excreta in the Antarctic region is supporting thriving communities of primary producers. With the help of ammonia that evaporates from the feces, communities of mosses and lichens and vast numbers of microscopic animals like springtails and mites are thriving for more than one 1,000 meters beyond the colony.The study also established the depth of the interconnection of the planet's ecosystem.  

Biologists studying Antarctica have made a very intriguing discovery about excreta. A new study published in the journal Current Biology found that penguin and seal excreta in the Antarctic region is supporting thriving communities of primary producers. With the help of ammonia that evaporates from the feces, communities of mosses and lichens and vast numbers of microscopic animals like springtails and mites are thriving for more than one 1,000 meters beyond the colony.The study also established the depth of the interconnection of the planet's ecosystem.   

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