Antarctica

future (Goosse et al., 2009; Maksym et al., 2012; Vancoppenolle et al., 2009), which are important in the face of growing concern over climate change and sea-level rise, in which ASI may play a huge part (Körper et al., 2013). Introduction Sea ice in Antarctica is increasing as a result of many climatic factors controlling the conditions and dynamics of the continent and Southern Ocean. This report aims to outline which climatic factors or systems exert a control on Antarctic sea

around the globe. Many problems result from global warming. One of the biggest problems is how much rise in sea level there has been. The rise in seal level could result in the flooding of low costal areas and cities. Ice on Greenland and along Antarctica is disappearing too. Climate models did not predict the shrinking of the sea ice in the Artic Ocean in in more recent years. Attempting to figure out what was happening, scientists have been charting, by satellite and ground measurement, glaciers

are many similarities but there are big differences that classify them as two different things. A glacier is a body of dense ice that is formed in areas where the amount of snowfall exceeds the amount of snow melted per year such as: Greenland, Antarctica and Russia. It forms when snow accumulates in one specific area over many years, possibly centuries. The snow slowly forms into ice and each year the layer of ice increases depending on the temperature. When the glacier becomes large and heavy enough

begins with a single step,” said the chinese philosopher Laozi. Ernest Shackleton was one of the most influential explorers known for his efforts in Antarctica because he inspired many people, led important expeditions and had helpful traits for the expedition. Groups of people have retraced many of the journeys Shackleton took, not only in Antarctica. Ernest Shackleton was known as “heroic.” Klug said in his article “Anyone who has heard of his heroic exploits.” Ken Klug was among a group of people

On October 20, 1911 two polar explorers Roald Amundsen and Capt. Robert Scott each led an expedition to race to be the first to reach the South Pole. Roald Amundsen a Norwegian explorer was the first man to successfully lead an expedition from the Ross Ice Shelf to the South Pole and back because of his sailor background and his preparation, in a race against Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, a british naval officer. Chronological Starting off Roald Amundsen was born into a group of sailors, and had

Daniel Linklater Sea level rise. Global sea level rise is potentially one of the biggest problems that the human race will face in the foreseeable future. Significant rise in sea level could be disastrous for low lying coastal areas in New Zealand and all across the globe as people’s homes and livelihoods would be destroyed. There are two main factors that cause global sea level rise, they are: Thermal expansion of the ocean and melting of ice on land such as glaciers and ice sheets in polar regions

huge Southern Ocean different or unique? The Southern Ocean is only viewed once you turn the globe upside-down, placing Australia and Argentina at the top of the globe. Viewing the globe upside-down allows us to see the vast ocean that encircles Antarctica, which is

Blue Whales are endangered and their numbers are slowly going up but it doesn’t mean that they are also getting killed. This animal is found North Pacific, Pacific Ocean, and the Indian Ocean. The blue whale is currently endangered, and it weighs approximately 300,000 pounds or 150 tons! The blue whale is carnivorous and it can eat about 8,000 pounds of krill a day. The blue whale’s life span can be up to 80 to 110 years pretty similar to humans. The blue whale can be up to 100 feet long but they

amount of fossil fuels burnt in the first place. These warmer temperatures may be detrimental to other organism lives in nature but are simply benefits to make our lives run a lot smoother. As well, you can finally plan your first official flight to Antarctica and go swimming as there will no longer be any

ocean. Our second to last stop the eleventh stop. The Southern Ocean is comprised of the most southern ocean water of the world and is also referred to as the Antarctic Ocean, South Polar Ocean, and the Great Southern Ocean. This ocean surrounds Antarctica and is the fourth largest of the five oceans of the world. The area is 7.848 million mi². The Southern Ocean's greatest depth of 7,236 m (23,740 ft). The animals that live in it are whales, polar bears, and icefish and