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1. Using AI to track icebergs

   Researchers are using a new AI tool to detect icebergs in the Southern Ocean – the first step towards tracking the complete lifecycle of Antarctic icebergs from satellite data.

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2. Additional cases of Avian Flu confirmed on South Georgia

   Last month, October 2023, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was confirmed on Bird Island, South Georgia in the brown skua populations.

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3. First Antarctic research mission on polar ship

   A team of international researchers set sail on the RRS Sir David Attenborough today (20 November) to answer some of the big questions about how Antarctic ecosystems and sea ice drive global ocean cycles of carbon and nutrients.

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4. Celebrating Polar Pride 2023

   This November British Antarctic Survey joins with the polar community to celebrate the contribution of LGBTQIA+ people in polar research and operations to mark Polar Pride Day and LGBTQIA STEM Day (Saturday 18 November).

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5. New Antarctic place names announced

   Since Antarctica has no indigenous human populations to give names to landmarks, the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee provides advice on place-naming in the British Antarctic Territory, adhering to international principles and procedures.

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6. Team heads for Antarctica to study global warming effects

   A research mission to Antarctica will study the effects of global warming on the West Antarctic ice sheet.

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7. British Antarctic Survey unveils pilotless plane for testing in Antarctica

   Polar science could reach new heights as researchers prepare to test the new Windracers ULTRA autonomous drone in Antarctica this season.

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8. Increased West Antarctic Ice Sheet melting ‘unavoidable’

   The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to increase its rate of melting over the rest of the century, no matter how much we reduce fossil fuel use, according to British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change.

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9. Sea change: new blueprint for Southern Ocean

   More than 200 scientists, including several from British Antarctic Survey (BAS), from 19 countries have released the first comprehensive assessment of trends in Southern Ocean ecosystems, in a report written specifically for policy makers.

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10. Estates and Facilities Team win prestigious award

    Congratulations to our Estates and Facilities Team who have won the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management’s (IFWM) Impact Awards 2023 under the “Team of the Year: Public Sector” category.  

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11. Antarctica’s glacial border moves for miles with the tide

    New measurements of how the boundary between onshore glacier and floating ice shelf glides back-and- forth could help predict melting

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12. British Antarctic Survey on Radio & TV this Autumn

    British Antarctic Survey scientists are called up for their expertise this season, in a series of documentaries on radio and television.

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