Archive for the ‘antarctica’ Category

Last-Ditch Resort: Move Polar Bears to Antarctica?

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

In April, I offered this idea as an April Fools Joke. I knew it wouldn't be too long before it entered mainstream debate. I didn't expect it to arise this quickly.Read the full story

McCain Supportive of Polar Bear Relocation

Monday, March 31st, 2008

The Polar Bear Conservancy will begin relocation of the first Arctic polar bears to Antarctica on Earth Day, April 22. The relocation will be the initial step in a planned five-year program to migrate 3,000 polar bears from the Northern Arctic to the southern continent of Antarctica. Scientists say polar ...

Ice shelf on verge of collapse

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

A vast ice shelf hanging on by a thin strip looks to be the next chunk to break off from the Antarctic Peninsula, the latest sign of global warming’s impact on Earth's southernmost continent.Read the full story

Escalating ice loss in Antarctica

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Climatic changes appear to be destabilizing vast ice sheets of western Antarctica that had previously seemed relatively protected from global warming, researchers reported yesterday, raising the prospect of faster sea-level rise than current estimates.Read the full story