Tag: Antartic Peninsula

• Tuesday, August 16th 2016 - 21:44 UTC

  Ocean warming primary cause of glacier retreat in the Antarctic Peninsula

  

  A new study has found for the first time that ocean warming is the primary cause of retreat of glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula. The Peninsula is one of the largest current contributors to sea-level rise and this new finding will enable researchers to make better predictions of ice loss from this region.

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 21:04 UTC

  Antarctica visitors increase 4.6% in 2015/16; IAATO celebrates 25th anniversary

  

  The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) announced its tourism figures for the 2015-2016 Antarctic season on the first day of its 25th Anniversary Meeting in its home town of Newport, Rhode Island, USA.