NOVA Online | Warnings from the Ice

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Welcome to the companion site for the NOVA program "Warnings from the Ice," originally broadcast on April 21, 1998. Over the last half-century, the coastal ice on the Antarctic Peninsula has been gradually disappearing. Scientists are beginning to wonder if we are on the verge of a great flood that may consume the world's coastlines. In the program, a group of scientists heads south to Antarctica in the race to answer questions and heed the warnings from the ice. Here's what you'll find online:

Stories in the Ice
Explore a clickable ice-core timeline and see what information its frozen layers have recorded about our global environment over the past 300,000 years.
Antarctic Almanac
The extreme climate of Antarctica cultivates a world unto itself. Learn more about Antarctica's frozen environment, its wildlife inhabitants, and the specific terminology used to describe the Antarctic landscape.
Water World
What would happen to the topography of our planet if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet were to melt? Take a deep breath and explore the possibilities through these hypothetical illustrations
Live and Breathe Antarctica (Cool Science)
Are you cool with Antarctica? Test yourself with this interactive quiz.

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