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Aurora dances brightly above Zhongshan Station in Antarctica
The aurora is a natural light predominantly seen in the high-latitude regions around the Arctic and Antarctic. It is caused by disturbances in the magnetosphere by the solar wind, which is a stream of charged particles escaping the Sun.
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Antarctica has lost more ice in four years than the Arctic has in 34 years
Until 2014, Antarctic sea ice levels were actually increasing- but since then according to satellite data, there's been a 'precipitous' nosedive in ice levels. Scientists are now trying to find out why, and what it might mean.
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"Long-term trends toward warmer temperatures are clear and continuing," NASA concludes
As debates over policy and science continue, the climate is heating up. A new study just released by NASA and NOAA has identified that the last five years have been the five hottest years on record, with 2018 coming in fourth. It's a stark picture of a world warming at an alarming rate.