{"id":15230762,"date":"2026-07-28T08:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/antarcticas-toxic-time-bomb-melting-ice-is-unleashing-dangerous-amounts-of-mercury-trapped-for-hundreds-of-years-scientists-warn\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T08:33:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:33:27","slug":"antarcticas-toxic-time-bomb-melting-ice-is-unleashing-dangerous-amounts-of-mercury-trapped-for-hundreds-of-years-scientists-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/antarcticas-toxic-time-bomb-melting-ice-is-unleashing-dangerous-amounts-of-mercury-trapped-for-hundreds-of-years-scientists-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"Antarctica&#039;s toxic time bomb: Melting ice is unleashing dangerous amounts of mercury trapped for hundreds of years, scientists warn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Antarctica&#8217;s melting ice is unlocking a toxic time that could poison the pristine ecosystem, scientists have warned.<\/p>\n<p 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