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Aerial view showing a deforested area of the Amazon rainforest seen during a flight between Manaus and Manicore, in Amazonas State, Brazil, on June 6, 2022. - The way for man's lust over the Amazonian richness is open at the

Amazon deforestation may shrink Himalayan snow and Antarctic ice

5 January 2023

Changes in temperature and precipitation due to rapid deforestation in the Amazon rainforest could have effects as far away as the Tibetan plateau and Antarctica
Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Goldman/AP/Shutterstock (12856458a) A drop of water falls off an iceberg melting in the Nuup Kangerlua Fjord near Nuuk in southwestern Greenland, . Earth's poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) warmer than average Hot Poles, Nuup Kangerlua Fjord, Greenland

Arctic and Antarctic see extreme heat and historically low sea ice

22 March 2022

Both poles are being warmed by unusually hot air currents, but scientists think the extreme temperatures in Antarctica are a result of natural variability not climate change
Beyond EPICA project photo

Antarctica team to search world's oldest ice for climate change clues

9 April 2019

Scientists are setting out to drill for the world’s oldest ice, in a bid to shed light on a dramatic tipping point in the world’s climate 900,000 years ago
Alarm as ice loss from Antarctica triples in the past five years

Alarm as ice loss from Antarctica triples in the past five years

13 June 2018

The loss of Antarctica’s ice has been accelerating ominously since 2012, and could lead to big rises in sea level if the rate of loss keeps increasing

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