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A NOAA ozonesonde -- an instrument used to help scientists monitor the Antarctic ozone hole -- ascends over the South Pole in this time-lapse photo taken October 21, 2020. Ideal weather conditions helped create a large, persistent ozone hole that will last into November 2020.

Large, deep Antarctic ozone hole to persist into November

October 30, 2020

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A NOAA ozonesonde -- an instrument used to help scientists monitor the Antarctic ozone hole -- ascends over the South Pole in this time-lapse photo taken October 21, 2020. Ideal weather conditions helped create a large, persistent ozone hole that will last into November 2020.

Sept. 9, 2019: A time-lapse image of NOAA staff at the South Pole launching a weather balloon fitted with an ozonesonde that measures vertical concentrations of ozone inside the ozone hole.

The 2019 ozone hole is the smallest ever recorded

October 21, 2019

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Sept. 9, 2019: A time-lapse image of NOAA staff at the South Pole launching a weather balloon fitted with an ozonesonde that measures vertical concentrations of ozone inside the ozone hole.

Saildrone 1020 approaches Point Bluff, New Zealand, in stormy conditions after completing the first unmanned circumnavigation of Antarctica in early August 2019. It sailed more than 13,000 miles around the Southern Ocean in 196 days.

Saildrone is first to circumnavigate Antarctica, in search for carbon dioxide

August 5, 2019

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Saildrone 1020 approaches Point Bluff, New Zealand, in stormy conditions after completing the first unmanned circumnavigation of Antarctica in early August 2019. It sailed more than 13,000 miles around the Southern Ocean in 196 days.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star leads the way cutting a channel, so that the container and supply ships can make it through the ice.

Breaking through the ice to resupply Antarctica's McMurdo Station

July 12, 2019

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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star leads the way cutting a channel, so that the container and supply ships can make it through the ice.

Young, thin ice floats in the Amundsen Sea on October 16, 2009.

Antarctic sea ice shows little trend, lots of variability

May 28, 2019

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Young, thin ice floats in the Amundsen Sea on October 16, 2009.

A line of tourists walks along an inlet in the Damoy Point area of the Antarctic Peninsula on January 4, 2018.

Antarctica is colder than the Arctic, but it’s still losing ice

March 13, 2019

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A line of tourists walks along an inlet in the Damoy Point area of the Antarctic Peninsula on January 4, 2018.

Early colors of a rising sun approach the horizon behind NOAA's Atmospheric Research Observatory at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, September 8, 2018.

Photo feature: A ‘welcoming’ sun returns to the South Pole

September 28, 2018

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Early colors of a rising sun approach the horizon behind NOAA's Atmospheric Research Observatory at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, September 8, 2018.

Leopard seals are among the top predator in the Antarctic ecosystem, preying on penguins and fur seals that in turn prey on krill. That makes the species a useful barometer of the health of Antarctic fisheries.

Research drone photos yield faster, cheaper data on key Antarctic species

November 30, 2017

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Leopard seals are among the top predator in the Antarctic ecosystem, preying on penguins and fur seals that in turn prey on krill. That makes the species a useful barometer of the health of Antarctic fisheries.

This time-lapse photo shows the path of an ozonesonde as it rises into the atmosphere in the South Pole. Scientists release these balloon-borne sensors to measure the thickness of the ozone layer.

Warm air helped keep 2017 Antarctic ozone hole smallest in 29 years

November 2, 2017

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This time-lapse photo shows the path of an ozonesonde as it rises into the atmosphere in the South Pole. Scientists release these balloon-borne sensors to measure the thickness of the ozone layer.

The NASA DC-8 approaches Antarctica on Oct. 14 as part of joint NASA/NOAA mission to study short-lived greenhouse gases over the remote ocean.

NOAA, NASA team up again to investigate the atmosphere over Antarctica

October 17, 2017

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The NASA DC-8 approaches Antarctica on Oct. 14 as part of joint NASA/NOAA mission to study short-lived greenhouse gases over the remote ocean.

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