Arctic sea ice heading towards second lowest on record
This year the extent of summer sea ice in the Arctic is heading towards being the second lowest on record. The Arctic sea ice minimum marks the day – typically […]
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Read more of: Arctic sea ice heading towards second lowest on record
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Polar experts offer expertise to the developing world
Read more of: Polar experts offer expertise to the developing worldODA funds – expertise to address major challenges facing the developing world
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Ramboll named technical adviser to BAS
Read more of: Ramboll named technical adviser to BASTechnical advisor appointment
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New interactive game ‘Ice Flows’ launches today
Read more of: New interactive game ‘Ice Flows’ launches todayResearchers and games developers have joined forces to explain how climate change is affecting Antarctica. A new game called ‘Ice Flows’ launches today (Tuesday 23 August) at an international science meeting in Malaysia.
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New map reveals how little of Antarctica’s rock is ice-free
Read more of: New map reveals how little of Antarctica’s rock is ice-freeUntil now estimates of how much of ice-free rock is exposed in Antarctica were stated as ‘less than 1%’. For the first time scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have […]
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Review of threats to seabirds
Read more of: Review of threats to seabirdsA review of breeding distributions, population trends, threats and key priorities for conservation actions on land and at sea for the 29 species covered by the Agreement on the Conservation […]
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Polar ice reveals secrets of carbon-climate feedbacks
Read more of: Polar ice reveals secrets of carbon-climate feedbacksAn international team of scientists have used air bubbles in polar ice from pre-industrial times to measure the sensitivity of the Earth’s land biosphere to changes in temperature.
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Albatrosses use different regions when on migration
Read more of: Albatrosses use different regions when on migrationA new study of the movements of sub-Antarctic albatrosses tracked from two remote islands some 5,000 km apart, shows that although the birds from each breeding site take similar routes around the Southern Ocean, they forage in different areas for the majority of the time. The results are published this month in the Nature journal Scientific Reports.
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Ocean warming primary cause of glacier retreat
Read more of: Ocean warming primary cause of glacier retreatA new study has found for the first time that ocean warming is the primary cause of retreat of glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula. The Peninsula is one of the largest current contributors to sea-level rise and this new finding will enable researchers to make better predictions of ice loss from this region.
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Antarctic exhibition lands at Farnborough
Read more of: Antarctic exhibition lands at FarnboroughThe Farnborough International Air Show is the next stop for a touring exhibition which highlights what space missions can learn about the isolation that confronts people who work in Antarctica. […]
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First signs of healing in the Antarctic ozone hole
Read more of: First signs of healing in the Antarctic ozone holeAn international team of researchers has identified the “first fingerprints of healing” of the Antarctic ozone layer, published this week (30 June 2016) in the journal Science.
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Wind-blown Antarctic sea ice helps drive ocean circulation
Read more of: Wind-blown Antarctic sea ice helps drive ocean circulationAntarctic sea ice is constantly on the move as powerful winds blow it away from the coast and out toward the open ocean. A new study published today in the journal Nature Geoscience (Monday 27 June) shows how that ice migration may be more important for the global ocean circulation than anyone realized.
