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Tourist-Driven Black Carbon Pollution Accelerates Melting in Antarctica

The number of Antarctic sightseers doubled over the past decade, reaching nearly 75,000 in 2019. New research finds the soot, or black carbon, from these visits is causing an extra inch of snowpack shrinkage each year.

Black carbon pollution from tourism and research increasing Antarctic snowmelt, study says

Black carbon pollution, which is generated by burning fossil fuels, causes snow to darken, absorb more solar energy and melt faster

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