Making Antarctic Water Less Treacherous

Officials at the European Space Agency (ESA) announce the opening of a new website, which seeks to make traveling the Antarctic waters a lot safer than it is today. The Southern Ocean is very difficult to navigate through, especially when it comes to moving through the ice-laden waters close ... [ read more >> ]

Pine Island Glacier West Antarctica acquired by Envisat on 19 July 2010. Realtime images such as these are used in Polar View's Antarctic Node mapping website

Image comment: Pine Island Glacier West Antarctica acquired by Envisat on 19 July 2010. Realtime images such as these are used in Polar View's Antarctic Node mapping website
Image credits: ESA / Polar View

Pine Island Glacier West Antarctica acquired by Envisat on 19 July 2010. Realtime images such as these are used in Polar View's Antarctic Node mapping website