Satellite images show the area covered by vegetation has grown dramatically and is now 10 times larger than it was four decades ago and the rate of change is speeding up.
Parts of Antarctica are turning green faster than expected with vegetation cover in these areas now 10 times more than it was four decades ago, scientists have said. The Antarctic Peninsula – a ...
Parts of icy Antarctica are turning green with plant life at an alarming rate as the region is gripped by extreme heat events ...
As Antarctica warms due to climate change, an unexpected phenomenon is occurring: the “greening” of the continent.
What’s new: A recent study reveals that the icy Antarctic Peninsula, the northernmost part of mainland Antarctica, has experienced a nearly twelve-fold increase in plant cover over the last 35 ...
Antarctica is turning green as plants take over parts of the icy landscape. The change is happening far faster than expected, which could spell trouble for the frozen but still living ecosystems.
Parts of Antarctica are turning green more quickly than previously thought, leaving scientists "shocked" at the impact of climate change in the region. The area covered by vegetation in the ...