This swimmer, who is the first person to complete a long-distance swim in every ocean, dove under the Antarctic ice sheet in a speedo to show the impact of the climate crisis | NowThis

Australian Antarctica expeditioners celebrated the June 21 winter solstice by plunging into freezing cold water in a hole cut into ice. “This is a tradition in the Antarctic calendar to celebrate the middle of winter and the return of the sun. It’s madness, it’s ridiculous, but it’s what we do here in Antarctica,” Station Leader Rebecca Jeffcoat said. The day is regarded as Antarctica’s Christmas with chefs preparing winter feasts while expeditioners craft and exchange handmade gifts. https://cb

Video shows a drilling rig’s journey inside an Antarctic glacier holding ancient ice estimated to be as much as 5 million years old. Photographer Martin Froger Silva spent weeks at a remote field camp in Antarctica with the U.S. National Science Foundation Center for Oldest Ice Exploration team – which aims to record Earth’s climate and environmental history – drilling into a glacier. During the final day of his expedition, Froger Silva strapped a camera to the rig to record its decent down the

29K views · 426 reactions | China’s 40th Antarctic expedition team is heading home. For a year, they worked at Zhongshan Station, a Chinese research base in Antarctica. Now, it’s time to return. #China #Antarctic #expedition | CGTNEurope | Facebook