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Our Changing World for Thursday 16 July 2020

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  • Voices from Antarctica 8: Under the ice

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    Less than one percent of ambient light makes it through the sea ice but it is enough to trigger a bloom of ice algae in spring. Snow on the ice surface creates the darker patches.

    9:06 PM.Tiny plants that live on the underside of sea ice form an upside-down garden that feeds krill and is the base of the Antarctic food web. Read more Video, Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 9 July 2020
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