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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 · 73 stories · 427 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 12, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing.

All arcs0 named arcs in 2024

Year: changes this list, the board and the stories below.

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No named arcs in 2024 yet.

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every arc in 2024 at its own dates · opens on month
Jan 4 – Dec 31, 2024No arcs in this window
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  • A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
  • Who covered it: left, center, right
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Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

2023185 articles2024202 articles2025189 articles2026261 articles

Earlier years are still being indexed.

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Jan 22, 202422111
Feb 5, 20240405
Feb 12, 20240127
Mar 18, 202423113
May 20, 202447219
Jun 10, 202463425
Jul 22, 2024718464
Nov 11, 202417131
Nov 18, 20241318
Nov 25, 20240011
Dec 16, 20240203
Jan 6, 202524012
Feb 3, 20250101
Feb 10, 20250101
Mar 3, 20250101
Mar 17, 202503211
Mar 31, 2025610241
Apr 14, 2025410128
Apr 28, 20250404
Jun 9, 20250305
Jun 30, 20250219
Aug 4, 202513311
Aug 11, 202517122
Aug 18, 20251206
Sep 1, 20252217
Oct 20, 202523111
Nov 17, 20252507
Jan 19, 20261509
Feb 16, 20262002
Apr 6, 20263205
Apr 27, 20263217
May 4, 202615235148
Jun 1, 20260305
Jun 15, 20261001
Jun 29, 20261001
Jul 6, 20260101
Jul 13, 20260022
Jul 20, 20260303
Aug 3, 202613113
Aug 10, 20262204
Aug 17, 202604026
Aug 31, 20260102
Sep 7, 20260101
Sep 14, 202635117
Sep 21, 20261305

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else10 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Antarctica that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Nov 22Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  2. Nov 11– 12First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach32 articles · 16 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 1 right
  3. Feb 15Iran declares Antarctica their ‘property rights’ in direct challenge to Biden, global treaty7 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  4. Feb 8Scientists discover an alarming change in Antarctica’s past that could spell devastating future sea level rise5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
  5. Jan 24Thanks to poop seen from space, scientists spot previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins11 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right

Stories that name Antarctica

  1. Dec 17Denmark frees anti-whaling activist Paul Watson – DW7 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Jul 23– 25Monday was world’s hottest day ever recorded69 articles · 45 independent sources
    7 left, 18 center, 4 right
  3. Jun 12– 13Wreck of the last ship of famed explorer Shackleton found off the coast of Canada27 articles · 23 independent sources
    6 left, 3 center, 4 right
  4. May 20– 23New research suggests that microplastics could be affecting male fertility21 articles · 18 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 2 right
  5. Mar 22Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don't know how to stop it13 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
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