Ice Hole the Size of Switzerland Appears in Antarctica
Scientists just spotted something mind-blowing: a gigantic hole the size of Switzerland has opened up in Antarctica’s ice! This isn’t just a frozen oddity — it could reveal major clues about how our planet’s climate is changing beneath the surface. From shifting ocean currents to hidden heat rising from below, this mysterious ice hole is rewriting what we thought we knew about the coldest place on Earth. Join us as we dive into the science, the mystery, and the jaw-dropping discoveries happening right now at the bottom of the world. 🌍❄️Credit:
Maud Rise Polyna: By MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC - https://shorturl.at/P5zPE, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=148160819
the Maud Rise Polynya: By NASA Earth Observatory images, Lauren Dauphin, MODIS, NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview., Kathryn Hansen. - https://shorturl.at/eXMG5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=149238311
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Polynya Seldom Seen: By NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using MODIS data from the Land Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE). Caption by Kathryn Hansen. - https://tinyurl.com/mrvxx45f, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=149237906
Arctic Sea Ice Minimum 2023: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Trent L. Schindler, Sally Younger, Walt Meier, Grace Weikert, Jefferson Beck, Katie Jepson, Aaron E. Lepsch - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14413, https://tinyurl.com/3njspef7
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Earth from Orbit: By NASA Goddard / YouTube, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_-_Earth_from_Orbit_2013_OVsqgBnYu9Q.webm
Elevation Model of Antarctica: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - USRA/Kel Elkins, NASA/GSFC/Greg Shirah, NASA/GSFC/Lori Perkins, University of Minnesota/Paul Morin None - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4478, https://tinyurl.com/bdh3wffj
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Pine Island Bay: By Blagoj Klincharski / YouTube, https://tinyurl.com/4x576t3f
Ross Ice Shelf: By Google Earth / YouTube, https://tinyurl.com/yxbzxewn
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Glossopteris sp.: By James St. John - https://flic.kr/p/2hKzCE9, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=84647641
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Icefishuk: By uwe kils, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=207851
Dicksonia antarctica: By Roger Culos, https://tinyurl.com/3avh5e7s
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Cryolophosaurus Holotype Skull: By Jonathan Chen, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72045089
Vegavis 2019 Dinosaur Expo: By ノボホショコロトソ, https://tinyurl.com/2afcfwa2
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Wie Neuseeland entstanden ist: By ZDF/Terra X/SPIEGEL TV/Christopher Gerisch, Kay Siering/ Oliver Gurr, Jürgen Heck, Jürgen Staiger/Hauke Ketelsen/Richard Sako, Sebastian Stuertz - https://tinyurl.com/mr25brxw, https://tinyurl.com/mwpcabu6
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Clearhead icefish: By Liu K, Xu D, Li J, Bian C, Duan J, Zhou Y, Zhang M, You X, You Y, Chen J, YuH, Xu G, Fang DA, Qiang J, Jiang S, He J, Xu J, Shi Q, Zhang Z, Xu P. - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5530312/figure/fig1/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63934922
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