At the present time, climate change is an undeniable fact, with global ocean warming and Polar ice melting among the most notable consequences. In this context, the increased temperature in…
Global warming has been the engine that triggered several effects in our planet. One of them is the mean sea level rise that happens when the volume of the ocean…
Updated: 31 jan. 2021 When species co-occur in a certain habitat and use similar food resources, competition can take place. In this context, we refer to the concept of ‘ecological…
The forest fires in the Arctic are not a novelty, however, the 2020 fire season started two months earlier and more severely than usual. Despite the expected increase in the…
Whale hunting led many whale species close to extinction. Although the majority of the Southern whale populations are slowly recovering, the effects of climate change is still unknown. A research…
Recent news show evidence that the global state of public health emergency associated with COVID 19 may have contributed to a decrease in air pollution. Satellite images from India, China,…
Many glaciers and ice shelves along the Antarctic Peninsula have been thinning and retreating leading to collapses, and consequently increasing ice discharge to the ocean. Some authors suggest that the…
Although Antarctica is the most remote region on Earth, it is intimately coupled to the rest of the climate system. Thus, the future of Antarctica is tied to that of…
Climate change is a major problem influencing several atmospheric and oceanic climate processes leading to climate warming, already affecting the abundance and distribution of wildlife around the world. The Antarctic…
Supraglacial lakes are important for the mass balance of the ice sheets because their development and drainage have been associated with changes in the speed of ice streams and the…