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Antarctica
Arcs in the news about Antarctica from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Subject · 77 stories · 433 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 12, 2023
Right nowactive arcs, newest development first
Nothing ongoing.
All arcs0 named arcs in 2026
Year: changes this list, the board and the stories below.
No named arcs in 2026 yet.
On a timeline
every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
Jan 5 – Oct 5, 2026No arcs in this window
- Each row is an arc
- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
- Who covered it: left, center, right
Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold
Earlier years are still being indexed.
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| May 20, 2024 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 64 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 31 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 41 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Jan 19, 2026 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| May 4, 2026 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 148 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else15 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about Antarctica that are not part of any arc yet
- Sep 20– 21Satellite data shows major ice losses for Greenland and Antarctica6 articles · 2 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Sep 20– 21Antarctica's lost mountains may have helped early life flourish3 articles · 3 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Sep 16Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years12 articles · 11 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Aug 19– 20US Air Force plane turns back from Antarctica after Russian missile threat25 articles · 15 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Aug 7US citizen flown out of Antarctica in daring mid-winter rescue mission12 articles · 12 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Jul 14Ancient Book Sparks Viral Theory Over Fallen Angels and a Hidden Prison Beneath Antarctica1 articles · 1 independent sources0 left, 0 center, 2 right
- May 6Boom on Antarctica's tourism raises concerns about contamination and disease8 articles · 4 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Apr 28Rising heat from the ocean is causing Antarctica to melt from below — potentially accelerating weather events, study claims1 articles · 1 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Apr 9Emperor penguins listed as endangered species by worldwide tracking organization5 articles · 5 independent sources3 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Feb 16‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse: February 2026 path, visibility over Antarctica and partial eclipse for South Africa1 articles · 1 independent sources2 left, 0 center, 0 right
Stories that name Antarctica
- May 3– 6Apparent hantavirus outbreak kills 3 on cruise ship, sickens at least 3 more, health officials say117 articles · 44 independent sources14 left, 17 center, 4 right
- May 3– 5Cruise ship waiting for help in Atlantic Ocean after 3 die in suspected hantavirus outbreak26 articles · 15 independent sources3 left, 6 center, 3 right
Local coverage
- Jun 7Texas cruise passengers complete hantavirus monitoring with no infections, state says5 articles · 3 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- May 9Hantavirus latest: CDC gives update on outbreak linked to cruise ship11 articles · 4 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right