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'Red alert' after key global warming records were smashed in 2023

2023 wasn't just the hottest year on record by far, it also saw record glacier loss, sea level rise, ocean heat and sea ice loss, says World Meteorological Organization report

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There are growing fears of an alarming shift in Antarctic sea ice

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Flightless terror birds stalked Antarctica after the dinosaurs' demise

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Rising greenhouse gases have cooling effect on Antarctica’s atmosphere

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Coldest places on Earth (East Antarctic Plateau)

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Where is the coldest place on Earth?

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Where is the iceberg that broke off Antarctica and is it a threat?

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COP28 must stick to 1.5°C target to save ice sheets, urge scientists

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Ancient river valleys discovered beneath Antarctic ice sheet

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Extensive melting of West Antarctic ice sheet now looks unavoidable

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Emperor penguin colonies lost all their chicks due to ice breakup

Four out of five emperor penguin colonies in the Bellingshausen Sea area suffered a total breeding failure in 2022 as a result of the record shrinking of sea ice

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Scientists 'shocked' by extreme events in Antarctica as Earth heats up

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ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 15: Melting icebergs are seen on Horseshoe Island as Turkish scientists conduct fieldwork on Horseshoe Island within 7th National Antarctic Science Expedition under the coordination of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK) MAM Polar Research Institute with the joint responsibilities of the Turkish Presidency and Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology in Antarctica, on February 15, 2023. Turkish scientists sailed with the 80-meter Chilean-flagged research ship 'Betanzos' for nearly a month as part of the 7th National Antarctic Science Expedition. During the voyage, Turkish scientists arrived at Horseshoe Island via a new transit channel developed in the Gullet and Barlas Channel, which was previously covered in ice due to melting sea ice caused by global climate change. The minimum width of sea ice in Antarctica for 2023 fell to 1.79 million square kilometers, the lowest level on record, on February 21. While this data is 1.05 million square kilometers below the 1981-2010 average, it also points out that a new record decrease is experienced every year. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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Sea level may have been higher than it is now just 6000 years ago

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RRS Sir David Attenborough prepares for first Antarctic science voyage

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Antarctic sea life under threat as talks on protected areas fail

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