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Antarctica Dispatch 2: Crossing the Drake Passage

Into the Thaw: Decoding Thwaites Glacier

The World’s Carolyn Beeler crossed the passage armed with tips on how to prevent seasickness — and about a pound of ginger — and sent back her second dispatch from the trip.

penguins sliding down a glacier

Photos: The glacial beauty of a journey to Antarctica

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Russia Nixes Antarctic Marine Reserve

With Climate Change Suddenly on the Agenda, a Look Back at the Candidates’ Positions

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Warming climate alters Antarctic ecosystems

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The Living on Earth Almanac

This week, facts about…the recently ratified Madrid Protocol to protect Antarctica as a wilderness preserve and ban all mining and drilling on the continent for the next fifty years.

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Antarctica Series: Part 4 – An Ice Journal

In his final installment, reporter Terry FitzPatrick shares a personal audio journal of his experiences and impressions while traveling to Antarctica for Living on Earth on a National Science Foundation grant. Encore broadcast.

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Antarctic Dumping Grounds

Researchers at the South Pole have been careless with their trash and sewage for decades. But a new international treaty is forcing the scientists to straighten up. Living on Earth’s Terry Fitzpatrick visited the U.S. facilities in January of 1996 and this week we continue our encore presentation of his series of reports from the […]

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Antarctica Series, Part 2: Clean-Up Time

The otherwise pristine waters around Antarctica have been a garbage and waste dumping ground for scientific researchers based there for years. Now researchers are working to clean-up their acts as they go. Terry FitzPatrick continues with his 4-part Antarctica series, having recently traveled there for Living on Earth.

Almanac/Antarctica Territory

This week, we have facts about the Antarctica treaty. Forty-three years ago countries around the world declared the continent a scientific “safe-zone” free of military occupation and waste disposal.

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