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Glacier retreat visible, says B.C. scientist on research expedition to Antarctica

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“There is a phenomenon that scientists are starting to call the greening of Antarctica, where we do start to see more species that we would have seen in more temperate regions, as opposed to polar regions. But by and large, it’s a picture of rock, bare rock, with moss,” he said. “There’ll be beaches that are cobbled and then we see the penguins and the seals on the beaches.”