Global sea levels could rise two feet as Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ melts FASTER than expected

Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting FASTER than expected and could raise global sea levels by up to two feet, study warns Autonomous robot took measurements of the water beneath Thwaites glacier Thwaites is called the ‘doomsday glacier’ due to its impact on sea level rise  New data on the water currents underneath sheds light on … Read more

Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting FASTER than expected

Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting FASTER than expected and could raise global sea levels by up to two feet, study warns Autonomous robot took measurements of the water beneath Thwaites glacier Thwaites is called the ‘doomsday glacier’ due to its impact on sea level rise  New data on the water currents underneath sheds light on … Read more

Antarctica’s emperor penguins captured in Stefan Christmann’s book Penguin A Story of Survival

The emperor penguin has managed to create a home in one of the most hostile habitats on Earth – Antarctica. And award-winning photographer Stefan Christmann has captured their unique existence there in a quite breathtaking collection of photographs, showcased in a stunning coffee table book called Penguin – A Story of Survival, published by teNeues … Read more

Climate change: Two of Antarctica’s most important glaciers are crumbling faster than ever

Two of Antarctica’s most important glaciers which together cover area the size of Norway are crumbling faster than ever, satellite images reveal Researchers studied the evolution of the Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers Their melting is responsible for around 5 per cent of global sea level rise to date However, their total collapse would raise global sea … Read more

MailOnline spots Antarctica’s rarest seal, the Ross, while on a trip with Oceanwide Expeditions

Like finding a needle in a haystack! MailOnline spots Antarctica’s rarest seal alone on the ice within the polar circle MailOnline Travel’s Sadie Whitelocks spotted the seal while at sea with Oceanwide Expeditions Little is known about the Ross seal as the species lives mainly on the densest pack ice It is nicknamed the ‘singing … Read more