The Independent | Satellite images show Antarctica is turning ‘green’ faster than previously thought @theindependent | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
The icy landscapes of Antarctica are turning green at a faster rate than previously thought, researchers warned, a change that could spark dramatic shifts in its fragile ecosystems.

Plant cover on the northern Antarctic Peninsula expanded more than 12 times over the past 35 years, a new study has found.

Satellite imagery analysis by researchers shows that vegetation on the peninsula grew from less than one square kilometres in 1986 to almost 12sqkm by 2021.

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