An iceberg named A-83, 380 sq km in size, broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica on May 20.
"This calving event results from a prolonged weakening of the ice at the McDonald Ice Rumples and progressive eastward extension of the so-called ‘Halloween Crack’ into the ice shelf."
In 2021, the Brunt Ice Shelf produced an iceberg called A-74 followed by an even bigger berg, named A-81, in 2023.
My personal favorite camp on the continent. Fashioned out of a “jamesway” that was used in the Korean War. It’s a little more gritty and DIY than other camps, which gives it its charm and explains why I love it.
Things you probably don't know about me. #1 I love antarctic science and stories. So much that I have pretty much every book written about the heroic age. I also have this. It's a picture drawn by Dr. Edward Wilson, who accompanied Scott on both his polar expeditions. This is a picture drawn by Wilson as a gift to his sister on her birthday in around 1880. I love it! #antarctica#captainscott
Although the #OzoneLayer is on track towards recovery, a hole over #Antarctica appears every year, peaking during September and October, when most biota is protected by snow and sea ice. Unfortunately, as an indirect effect of #ClimateChange, the hole is lasting longer, until well into the summer, damaging biodiversity.
April 25 is #WorldPenguinDay so enjoy some Adélie penguins! ⠀
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This handsome couple, two Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), common to all the Antarctic coasts, are hand printed in black ink with a hint of orange on white Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper. Each print is 12.5” x 9.25” (31.8 cm x 23.5cm). Adélie penguins are the most widely spread and southernly penguins (along with the Emperor penguins).⠀
⠀ #linocut#AdéliePenguin#printmaking#Antarctica#reliefPrint#printmaker#MastoArt
It's a really good thing I don't have room or money (or need) for this... 1986 Hagglund up for auction down the street. "Hansel". Picture from below at McMurdo Station is the sister of Hansel, "Gretel", somewhere roaming around Antarctica. #Antarctica
An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem...Poleward winds, which previously made few inroads into the atmosphere above Antarctica, are now carrying more and more warm, moist air from lower latitudes – including Australia – deep into the...
"There is now a real danger that some significant #SeaLevelRise will occur in the next few decades as the ice sheets and glaciers of west #Antarctica continue to shrink. These are being eroded at their bases by warming ocean water and could disintegrate in a few decades."
‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe (www.theguardian.com)
An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem...Poleward winds, which previously made few inroads into the atmosphere above Antarctica, are now carrying more and more warm, moist air from lower latitudes – including Australia – deep into the...