Questions tagged [antarctica]
Use this tag for questions about claims based in Antarctica, or limited to Antarctica. Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, containing the geographic South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
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Has 90% of ice around Antarctica disappeared in less than a decade?
According to CNN, 90% of ice around Antarctica has disappeared in less than a decade.
In the video, CNN Climate Correspondent, Bill Weir states:
... the ice around the continent was growing. In 2014,...
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Is Antarctica gaining or losing ice?
A recent NASA study says Antarctica is gaining ice:
Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) data (2003–08) show mass gains from snow accumulation exceeded discharge losses by 82 ± 25 Gt a–...
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Are there three pyramids in Antarctica?
A story from an Illuminati conspiracy site has become a semi popular meme on Facebook:
Three ancient pyramids have been discovered in the Antarctic by a team
of American and European scientists. ...
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Did Obama secretly visit Antarctica?
It has been suggested on some occult web sites and documentaries that Obama secretly visited Antarctica as a side trip when visited Argentina earlier this year (March 2016).
Is this true?
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Are these entrances in Antarctica evidence of secret underground facilities?
A few years ago, some people noticed 2 entrances on Google Maps which appear to lead underground, despite nothing being marked on the map there. Apparently, one of the entrances has now been "censored"...
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