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New 3D algorithm reveals that massive snowfall in Antarctica is driven by invisible atmospheric rivers

Atmospheric rivers act like “rivers in the sky,” shuttling intense bands of warm, heavy moisture from lower to higher ...

Extreme weather is making Antarctic research harder, but new technology is providing some answers

When you think of Antarctica, you might imagine a stark, otherworldly continent of endless, white ice, with the only sound being the wind punctuated by the crack of a glacier calving in the distance.

Antarctic 'sky rivers' deliver up to 90% of snowfall, 3D algorithm suggests

Atmospheric rivers act like "rivers in the sky," shuttling intense bands of warm, heavy moisture from lower to higher ...
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Scientists fled a storm into Antarctica’s danger zone and found a hidden island missing from modern maps

A dirty-looking “iceberg” in the Weddell Sea turned out to be something fixed, rocky, and missing from available charts. When ...
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Rivers in the Antarctic Sky, Captured in 3D

A new study shows that atmospheric rivers may be responsible for up to 90% of Antarctica’s annual precipitation.
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Extreme weather is making Antarctic research harder, but new technology is providing some answers – new study

When you think of Antarctica, you might imagine a stark, other-worldly continent of endless, white ice. The only sound being the wind, punctuated by the crack of a glacier calving in the distance.