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Operation IceBridge (OIB) was a NASA mission to monitor changes in polar ice by utilizing airborne platforms to bridge the observational gap between the ICESat and ICESat-2 satellite missions. The program, which ran from 2009 to 2019, employed various aircraft equipped with advanced instruments to measure ice elevation, thickness, and ...
March 2017 became the sixth month in a row to set a record for the lowest sea ice extent, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
The primary aim of the Ice Maiden expedition was to inspire women to take up a challenge and discover what they're capable of and the Ice Maidens have since inspired a team of British female fire fighters, the Antarctic Fire Angels, to undertake a crossing of Antarctica in 2023. [8] The Ice Maiden team took part in medical research studies with ...
As of 2017, the first woman to sail solo, unassisted around Antarctica with one stop, with a time of 183 days, 7 hours, and 21 minutes. [ 2 ] [ 8 ] As of 2018, the fastest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around Australia with a time of 58 days, 2 hours, and 25 minutes.
Wilkes Station was named after Charles Wilkes, a 19th-century American explorer who discovered the phenomenon of the continental margin, which helped prove that Antarctica was a continent. [ 1 ] Wilkes was one of seven bases that the United States built for the IGY, which also included McMurdo, Hallett , Admundsen-Scott (South Pole Station ...
Post November 2017, satellite images showed that A-68 was slowly drifting northward, with a widening gap to the main shelf. The gap was approximately five kilometers (3.1 miles) wide and contained a thin layer of loose, floating ice and a cluster of more than 11 'smaller' bergs, one much larger than the others. [citation needed]
Lava crosses the main road to Grindavik and flows on the road leading to the Blue Lagoon, in Grindavik, Iceland, on Feb. 8. Credit - Marco Di Marco—AP Every year the TIME photo department sits ...
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