Browsing Manila Standard by Place "Antarctica"

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    • Antarctica's sea ice shrinks for the second straight year 

      (Manila Standard, March 3, 2018, on page B3)
      Sea ice cover in Antarctica has dropped to its second-lowest on record, Australian authorities said Friday (Mar 2), adding that it was not yet clear what was driving the reduction after several years of record-highs. The ...

    • Quick climate changes revealed in Antarctica 

      (Manila Standard, March 2, 2018, on page B3)
      A decade ago, a thick layer of ice covered with Collines Glacier on Antarctica's King George Island. Now the rocky landscape is visible to the naked eye, in a region that is both a victim of and a laboratory for climate ...

    • Whales start their song off Antarctica 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, March 12, 2015, on page B7)
      A team of Australian and New Zealand researchers has tracked scores of blue whales off Antarctica, eavesdropping as the world’s largest animals began their rumbling song, which can be detected 750 kilometers away. During ...