Antarctic

• Manitoba adventurer ready for next challenge after extreme South Pole trek

  His South Pole journey saw challenges like altitude sickness and adjusting to 24-hour daylight conditions, but Dalip Shekhawat called it a 'breathtaking' experience.

  Sports

  Jan 4, 2023
  
• NASA satellite photos show Antarctica melting in record-setting February heatwave

  The NASA Earth Observatory said the photos show the heatwave melted 20 per cent of the Antarctic island's ice caps in a matter of nine days. 

  Environment

  Feb 25, 2020
  
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• Antarctica temperature reportedly passes 20 C for first time ever

  Antarctica set a record-high temperature in early February, but new data suggests it's still getting warmer.

  Weather

  Feb 13, 2020
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• Is a carbon tax Canada’s best option to help the environment?

  Not everyone approves of the proposed federal carbon tax. Do carbon taxes work? And how high should they be?

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2018
• 100-year-old Antarctic fruitcake found in ‘(almost) edible’ condition

  The cake was found among other artifacts in a building at Cape Adare, the first buildings erected on the continent.

  World

  Aug 11, 2017
• Arctic ice melt hastening, could cost world economy trillions: report

  The study says rapid Arctic warming can be directly attributed to "increasing greenhouse gas emissions from human activities."

  Environment

  Apr 24, 2017
• Aerial video reveals massive crack in Antarctic ice shelf

  Researchers with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have released alarming footage of a massive crack in the Larsen C Ice Shelf in the Antarctic Peninsula, which could give way to an iceberg the size of Halifax.

  Environment

  Feb 22, 2017
• Scientists not alarmed by growing crack in Antarctic ice shelf… yet

  Scientists are watching, but not alarmed by, a growing crack at the edge of a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica.

  Environment

  Jan 7, 2017
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• World’s largest marine reserve to be created in Antarctica in historic multi-country agreement

  The countries that decide the fate of Antarctica reached an historic agreement on Friday to create the world's largest marine protected area in the ocean next to the frozen continent.

  Environment

  Oct 27, 2016
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• 2016 Antarctic ozone hole grows before beginning recovery

  The ozone hole, located in the Antarctic, is doing what it's supposed to, and that's good news.

  Environment

  Oct 26, 2016