For a long time, it seemed that Antarctica was immune to global warming. But a new analysis of satellite and weather station data has shown that Antarctica has warmed on average since 1957.
Published Jan 23, 2009
Warmer temperatures along Antarctic coasts may open up some new habitat for Adélie penguin colonies while making other areas less hospitable.
Published Jul 13, 2016
Cold, snowy, and stuck at the “bottom” of the Earth, Antarctica might seem like a dull place. But this big continent can produce a surprisingly dynamic range of conditions.
Published Apr 27, 2006
It snowed more, but the mass gained only compensates for some of the ice being lost in Antarctica.
Published Dec 26, 2018
Parts of this fast-melting ice shelf in West Antarctica were mapped and measured during an Operation IceBridge science flight.
Published Nov 10, 2016
To the untrained eye, Antarctica may look like a giant piece of solid ice that rarely changes, but scientists studying the continent have long known better. The icy surface is dynamic, with glaciers and "streams" of ice flowing toward the ocean.
Published Apr 27, 2007
Hundreds of scientific papers have come out of NASA’s Operation IceBridge, which ended this week.
Published Nov 23, 2019
April to September 2014 was the hottest spring and summer in 130 years of recordkeeping. Here’s why that matters, and why it doesn’t.
Published Oct 24, 2014
Satellites detect changes in the height and velocity of ice in an area that was thought to be relatively stable and quiet.
Published Dec 11, 2018
Relatively few people have seen Antarctica. But now, the MODIS Rapid Response System is producing daily photo-like images of Antarctica.
Published Jan 30, 2009
This image shows the latest estimate of the ice edge around Law Promontory, which juts out from East Antarctica’s coastline near Stefansson Bay.
Published Jul 23, 2010
The ice shelf in East Antarctica has spawned its first major iceberg in more than half a century.
Published Oct 4, 2019
In May 2007, a team of researchers found evidence of warming and melting as much as 900 kilometers into Antarctica.
Published May 31, 2007
The MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this clear view of the Antarctic Peninsula, the Larsen Ice Shelf, and the sea ice covered waters around the region in October 2011.
Published Oct 15, 2011
A floating shelf of ice attached to the coast of Antarctica appears ready to shed an iceberg into the Southern Ocean.
Published Mar 10, 2016
One of NASA’s workhorse planes, the DC-8, is being used this month to provide critical insight on the health of the ice sheets and shelves at the southern tip of the world.
Published Nov 16, 2010
