2019 in Antarctica explained

Events from the year 2019 in Antarctica.

Events

June

• Gaping holes found winter ice packs, which previously had been without explanation is found to most likely be caused by storms and salt with new research.^[1]

July

• Scientists from the University College London and the British Antarctic Survey discover that a snow covered volcano on Mount Michael on Saunders Island in the South Sandwich Islands contains a lake of lava within its crater. It is only the eighth lake of molten rock found on Earth so far.^[2]

Climate

• A 100 mile long (250 kilometers) iceberg called A-68, which broke off of the Larsen C Ice Shelf on July 12, 2017, has drifted 155 miles (250 kilometers) from the ice shelf during the first two years of it breaking off.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mysterious, Gaping Holes in Antarctic Ice Explained. Live Science. Pappas. Stephanie. June 11, 2019.
2. Web site: Rare Lake of Bubbling Lava Discovered on Remote Antarctic Island. Live Science. Metcalfe. Tom. July 5, 2019.
3. Web site: The World's Largest Iceberg Is 2 Years Old Today, and Already Drifting Toward Its Doom. Live Science. Specktor. Brandon. July 12, 2019.