Explore Earth's Polar Regions

Location The polar regions are the areas that surround Earth’s geographic North and South Poles. ...
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Earth has a magnetic field. If you imagine a gigantic bar magnet inside of Earth, you'll have ...
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Phenomena in the Polar Atmosphere There are some unique phenomena that happen in the atmosphere ...
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There are two oceans in Earth’s polar regions: the Arctic Ocean, which occupies most of the ...
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The cryosphere includes the parts of the Earth system where water is in its frozen (solid) ...
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All sorts of living things call Earth’s polar regions home – from tiny lichens encrusting the ...
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The effects of climate change are not felt with the same intensity in all parts of the world. ...
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When we look around us, we can see that our planet's climate is changing rapidly. The National ...
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There are people of different cultures and backgrounds who live in the Arctic region. Read ...
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Polar exploration includes the physical exploration of the Arctic and the Antarctica. The Arctic ...
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Antarctica is unique. It's cold. It's remote. And for the most part it is covered with ice. ...
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A new analysis of the unusually long solar cycle that ended in 2008 suggests that one reason for the long cycle could be a stretching of the sun's conveyor belt, a current of plasma that circulates between...
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