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Man accused of Antarctic assault was then sent to remote icefield with young graduate students
A man who was accused of physically assaulting a woman in Antarctica was then assigned to look after the safety of a professor and three young graduate students on a remote icefield, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
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Workers at US Antarctic base banned from buying alcohol at bars after harassment claims
From Sunday, workers at the main United States base in Antarctica will no longer be able to walk into a bar and order a beer, after the federal agency overseeing the research program decided to stop serving alcohol.
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Antarctic winter sea ice hits ‘extreme' record low
Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said on Monday, adding to scientists’ fears that the impact of climate change at the southern pole is ramping up.
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Some emperor penguin sites experienced ‘total breeding failure' because of sea ice loss
Scientists say the loss of ice around Antarctica is hurting the survival of emperor penguin chicks.
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Robot Documents Forces Eroding ‘Doomsday' Glacier
Scientists got their first up-close look at what’s eating away part of Antarctica’s Thwaites ice shelf. The findings were published in two studies in Wednesday’s journal Nature.
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A New Peek Below So-Called Doomsday Glacier Yields Both Good and Bad News
The Florida-sized glacier got its nickname because of how much ice it has and how much seas could rise if it all melts.