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Record-smashing heatwaves are hitting Antarctica and the Arctic – here's why
Temperatures are surging in Antarctica and the Arctic. The poles are warming far faster than the global average as climate change drives polar heatwaves.
Sharon Robinson
Sharon Robinson is a plant ecophysiologist and a Professor of Global Change Biology at the University of Wollongong.
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Antarctica's 'moss forests' are dying
The lush moss beds that grow near East Antarctica’s coast are among the only plants that can withstand life on the frozen continent. But our new research shows that these slow-growing pla...
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