The findings, published Friday in Nature Geoscience, based on a meticulous analysis of Landsat images from 1986 to 2021, show that the greening trend is distinct from natural variability and that it has accelerated by 30 percent since 2016, fast enough to cover nearly 75 football fields per year.

The Antarctic is rapidly greening due to climate change global warming, according to a new study Friday from the British Antarctic Survey and the universities of Exeter and Hertfordshire.

The Antarctic Peninsula is experiencing rapid plant growth, with vegetation increasing over tenfold in recent decades due to accelerating climate change. This greening, primarily mosses, highlights the profound impact of global warming on one of the planet’s most fragile ecosystems.