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    Antarctica

    Antarctica is an ice covered land mass, a continent in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, home to the South Pole. Although Antarctica is mainly uninhabited by humans, besides a small amount of permanent residents and research station staff, its penguin population is 12 million. The effect of climate change on Antarctica is a large area of study.

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    Antarctic penguins’ diet affected by climate change and human activity

    Antartica: the remarkable life that survives the coldest continent © John Brown
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    Antarctica | The remarkable life that survives the coldest continent

    Climate change: extreme weather events could occur every year by 2050 (Waves crash over Newhaven Lighthouse on the south coast of England on October 21, 2017 as Storm Brian hits the country © GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Climate change | Extreme weather events could occur every year by 2050

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    Why are some icebergs green?

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    “I love it because it’s so remote. It used to take me three days to forget about the rest of the world”

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    Why is ozone depletion worse over Antarctica? © Getty Images
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    Why is ozone depletion worse over Antarctica?

    Could global ice melt affect the Earth's tilt? © Getty Images
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    Could global ice melt affect the Earth’s tilt?

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    Antarctica is “getting greener” due to climate change

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    Is Antarctica melting?

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    How long has Antarctica been frozen?

    Could we live on Antarctica and Greenland if all the ice melted? © Getty Images
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    Could we live on Antarctica and Greenland if all the ice melted?

    Is Antarctica moving away from the South Pole? © Getty Images
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    Is Antarctica moving away from the South Pole?

    Could we move polar bears to Antarctica to prevent their extinction? © Getty Images
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    Could we move polar bears to Antarctica to prevent their extinction?

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