--- title: Global Warming is Making Antarctica Go Green description: A study is saying parts of Antarctica are starting to see more greenery as temperatures rise canonical: https://time.com/4786586/global-warming-antarctica-green/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-19T20:02:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T05:01:38.559Z article:section: Science og:title: Global Warming Is Turning Antarctica Green, Study Says og:description: Significant changes began after 1950 og:url: https://time.com/4786586/global-warming-antarctica-green/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3e14a54703f0648/6988ce1d8e06014a3746a703/gettyimages-129371622-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: antarctica-green-global-warming og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Global Warming Is Turning Antarctica Green, Study Says twitter:description: Significant changes began after 1950 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3e14a54703f0648/6988ce1d8e06014a3746a703/gettyimages-129371622-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Global Warming Is Turning Antarctica Green, Study Says by [Lisa Marie Segarra](https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra May 19, 2017 8:02 PM UTC  Antarctic Peninsula Livingstone Island Hannah Point. Landscape with moss beds. Antarctic Peninsula Livingstone Island Hannah Point. Landscape with moss beds.Photograph by Universal Images Group—Getty by [Lisa Marie Segarra](https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra May 19, 2017 8:02 PM UTC Parts of [Antarctica](http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/10336/yes-britain-really-did-just-issue-a-terror-warning-for-antarctica) are starting to see more greenery as temperatures rise, a new study says. “We identified significant changepoints in all sites and proxies, suggesting fundamental and widespread changes in the terrestrial biosphere,” [the study, which was published in _Current Biology_ Thursday, reads. ](http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822%2817%2930478-5) The changes in the Antarctic also parallel the greening occurring in the Arctic, according to the study. Changes in [moss](http://time.com/3974024/moss-viewing-japan/) levels were tracked by analyzing carbon and reveled that significant changes began after 1950. The growth of Antarctic greening is also expected to increase as [temperatures continue to rise](http://www.thedrive.com/news/7222/global-warming-is-once-again-ruining-winter-racing-plans), according to the study. The study says the results suggest Antarctica’s ecosystems will “alter rapidly under future warming, leading to major changes in the biology and landscape of this iconic region.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4786586/global-warming-antarctica-green/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4786586/global-warming-antarctica-green/"},"headline":"Global Warming Is Turning Antarctica Green, Study Says","datePublished":"2017-05-19T20:02:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T05:01:38.559Z","description":"Significant changes began after 1950","url":"https://time.com/4786586/global-warming-antarctica-green/","keywords":["global warming","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3e14a54703f0648/6988ce1d8e06014a3746a703/gettyimages-129371622-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Marie Segarra","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3e14a54703f0648/6988ce1d8e06014a3746a703/gettyimages-129371622-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"antarctica-green-global-warming","caption":"ANTARCTICA Antarctic Peninsula Livingstone Island Hannah Point. 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