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Melt 'causes Antarctic sea ice rise'| Climate change is expanding Antarctica's sea ice, according to a scientific study in the journal Nature Geoscience | |
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 3 believed dead after plane wreckage found in Antarctica Authorities found the wreckage of a Twin Otter aircraft that crashed days ago in Antarctica in a condition that suggested no one survived
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Antarctic search for missing plane  Map of Queen Alexandra Range Antarctica| A search is under way for the Twin Otter aircraft with three Canadians that has gone missing in Antarctica, officials say | |
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Antarctic marine wildlife is under threat Marine snails in seas around Antarctica are being affected by ocean acidification, scientists have found
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 Medical emergency at U.S. station in Antarctica Someone needs to be evacuated from McMurdo Station in the dead of the Antarctic winter, when there is no daylight for six months
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 Deadly fire at Brazil's Antarctic station The Brazilian navy says it has recovered the bodies of two of its members from the debris of a Brazilian research station
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Strong earthquake hits off Antarctica's coast A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Sunday, prompting a warning that there was a "small possibility" it could trigger a tsunami
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 Three missing in South Korean boat fire Three crew members from the Jeong Woo 2, a South Korean fishing boat, are missing after their vessel caught fire in Antarctica
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Major iceberg forming in Antarctica Scientists are monitoring the birth of a monster iceberg in West Antarctica. A rift has formed in the shelf of floating ice in front of the ...
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Stranded American researcher evacuated After weeks of waiting, Renee-Nicole Douceur, 58, who suffered a suspected stroke while working at the South Pole has arrived in New Zealand
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Giant crabs make Antarctic leap King crabs have been found on the edge of Antarctica, probably as a result of warming in the region, scientists say
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 Japan 'to continue' Antarctic whaling Japan intends to send its whaling fleet back to the Antarctic this year; at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting
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Ozone hole 'has dried Australia' The Antarctic ozone hole is about one-third to blame for Australia's recent series of droughts, scientists say
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Japan to bring whaling boats home Japan has stopped its annual Antarctic whale hunt before the end of the season; harassment by US activists had made it impossible
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Cruise cut short after ship hits rock Eighty travelers are trying to get back to the southern tip of Argentina after the MV Polar Star struck an uncharted rock while anchoring
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S. Korean ship sinks, 4 dead, 17 missing| A fishing vessel sank in frigid ocean waters about 1,000 nautical miles north of McMurdo Station. Aat least 20 were rescued | |
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 Antarctic copter crash kills four French The victims were found after a helicopter with a doctor flew from a base in Antarctica to the scene of the crash
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  New Zealand rescues American A crew of 12, plus three medics, flew to evacuate the man from the U.S. research base at McMurdo Station
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Vast iceberg 'may disrupt ocean currents'
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Massive icebergs heading to New Zealand More than 100 icebergs that were first spotted off the coast of Macquarie Island, are now thought to be only 200 miles away from New Zealand
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Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast'
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Ice sheet melt threat reassessed
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Large ice shelf expected to break
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Study: Global warming hits Antarctica
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 Cruise ship strikes ice, stranded on coast| The Ushuaia, carrying 89 passengers and 33 crew members, was stranded on the coast of Antarctica after striking ice | |
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New rifts form on ice shelf
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Sinking ship 'struck iceberg'  | More than 150 passengers and crew aboard Norwegian cruise ship MS Nord Norge have been rescued to safety | |
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Ill worker flown from South Pole After days of delay, rescuers evacuated employee of Raytheon Polar Services from the Amundsen-Scott Station
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Ailing doctor arrives in station A plane bringing Dr. Shemenski back for medical treatment arrived at the British Antarctic station
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Rescue plane lands in Antarctica
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