Natural Physical World

Climate change is having significant impacts on Antarctica’s ice sheets, climate and life, with far-reaching global consequences.

• Science
• Geography
• Sustainability
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Can snow save Antarctic sea ice from melting? During the 2022 season, scientists used drones to measure the snow cover to better understand its effect on the absorbtion of sunlight energy.

• Science
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• Level 8

Get an inside look at how scientists research the important and fragile platelet ice layer that grows under the sea ice.

• Science
• Level 5
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• Level 8

Antarctica may be melting faster than anyone realises, and the implications for humanity are potentially disastrous. Dr Tim Naish explains the issues and solutions.

• Science
• Level 8
• Level 7
• Level 6
• Sustainability

Sonny visits some of Antarctica's historic huts to see where science on ice first began and hears from the scientists working to understand climate change.

• Science
• Level 2
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