Old Ice still waters A rose-ringed parakeet peeks out

A rose-ringed parakeet peeks out of its nest in a tree trunk

Wildflowers blanket Simpson Desert sand dunes after rare rainstorms

Delicate blades of grass backlit in morning light

The delicate translucent outer skin of a lions mane jellyfish

Old Ice still waters A rose-ringed parakeet peeks outA storm front rises over a rugged and weathered glacial cap stained by blue and pink Snow Algae, Cryoalgae This region of the Antarctic Peninsula has undergone one of the highest . temperature increases in the world over the past 50 years. The mean annual temperature has risen by >3C and has been responsible for a significant thinning of ice caps, recession of glaciers and break up of ice shelves Galindez Island, Argentine Islands, Faraday Islands,