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coastal flooding, lapping method/ Antarctic.How Antarctica’s history of isolation is ending—thanks to Starlink

On Dec. 1, 1959, representatives of 12 countries, including the United States, signed a treaty in Washington setting aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, free from military activity.

For decades, those who lived and worked on Antarctic bases had no hope of readily communicating with the outside world. But now, Starlink has come to Antarctica, bringing with it the sort of connectivity enjoyed by the rest of the world.

technologyreview.com

How Antarctica’s history of isolation is ending—thanks to Starlink
The seventh co ntinent has always been a bleak, unconnected place. Elon Musk’s satellite internet is changing that, and people want to see what life is like there.

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For decades, those who lived and worked on Antarctic bases had no hope of readily communicating with the outside world. But now, Starlink has come to Antarctica, bringing with it the sort of connectivity enjoyed by the rest of the world.
technologyreview.com
How Antarctica’s history of isolation is ending—thanks to Starlink
The seventh continent has always been a bleak, unconnected place. Elon Musk’s satellite internet is changing that, and people want to see what life is like there.

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幾十年來，那些生活和工作在南極基地的人們無法與外界輕鬆溝通。但現在，星鏈已經來到南極洲，帶來了世界其他地方所享有的那種連結性。

南極洲的孤立歷史即將終結——多虧了星鏈

As Glaciers Melt, Scientists Seek New Data on Rising Seas

By JUSTIN GILLIS

Tony Cenicola/The New York Times

From a helicopter hovering over Greenland, the oceanographer Fiammetta Straneo took measurements to determine how fast the water is melting the nearby Helheim Glacier.

Researchers have been startled to see signs of rapid melting in Greenland and Antarctica, but lack enough data to precisely calculate how much coastal flooding could result.