Antartica

Hole in Earth's protective ozone layer larger than usual and surpasses size of Antartica, say scientists

Atmospheric ozone absorbs ultraviolet light coming from the sun. Its absence means more of this high-energy radiation reaches the Earth, where it can harm living cells

Global sea levels could rise by 2 metres displacing around 180 mn people by 2100 says latest UN study

"A sea-level rise of this magnitude would clearly have profound consequences for humanity," the report says.

Hole in the Ozone layer over Antarctica is the smallest observed since 1988: NASA

A hole in the Earth's ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September due to warm air was the smallest this year since 1988.

Nasa finds lost scientific balloon in Antartica after a year

Scientists have recovered a lost football-field-sized balloon with a telescope hanging beneath it from Antarctica after a year of its flight.

Sea-level rising faster than average due to melting Antartic glaciers

Fresh water from melting glaciers has caused the sea-level around the coast of Antarctica to rise by 2 cm more than the global average of 6 cm.

Vessel carrying rescued Antartic passengers resumes journey

The vessel resumed its journey home on Saturday after it was halted for a second potential rescue operation.

Rescued Antarctic passengers resume journey home

An Australian icebreaker carrying 52 passengers who were retrieved from an icebound ship in the Antarctic resumed its journey home on Saturday after it was halted for a second potential rescue operation.

Global warming 5mn years ago raised sea levels by 20m: Study

Global warming five million years ago may have caused parts of Antarctica's large ice sheets to melt and sea levels to rise by approximately 20 metres, a new study has claimed.

Plane lands on ice runway in Antartica

An Australian aircraft has made a rare mid-winter emergency flight to Antarctica involving landing on an ice runway to evacuate a member of a US government expedition.