Flying over Antarctica in an uncrewed aircraft | British Antarctic Survey by neolib in Antarctica

[–]Jiminy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think the van Allen belts don't cover the poles so that's where rockets do go out into space.

A23a: Spectacular arches, caves as monster iceberg decays - A ship run by the Eyos expeditions company arrived at the frozen behemoth, A23a, on Sunday to find huge caves and arches cut into its frozen walls. by neolib in Antarctica

[–]neolib[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"It was dramatic and beautiful to photograph," said Eyos videographer Richard Sidey.

So I googled "Richard Sidey" and found his YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@richardsidey/videos

Here's drone footage of A23a - just 4k views for now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNZKKdQ5cBI

Scientists now have good numbers to describe the true scale of the world's biggest iceberg, A23a. Satellite measurements show the frozen block has a total average thickness of just over 280m (920ft) ... this gives a volume of roughly 1,100 cubic km and a mass just below a trillion tonnes. by neolib in Antarctica

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Wow. Icebergs are forming during the southern hemisphere summer.

Zillions billions bajillions of ice.

Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" -- nicknamed because its collapse could drive catastrophic sea level rise -- is melting rapidly in unexpected ways, according to new research. by neolib in Antarctica

[–]BISH 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Bullshit.

In Antarctica, melting ice has opened up a road and a bridge by Questionable in Antarctica

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Glacial lineal offscouring and "seeing data in the noise" is far, far more likely. Fun to think about though.

Antarctica in Myth, Fantasy & Reality: There Is Really Something Going On by Questionable in Antarctica

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

wow LOL it's at least fun to read