PRESS RELEASE: Air flows explain record low
New research sheds light on Earth”s coldest temperatures Results from the first detailed analysis of the lowest ever temperature recorded on the Earth’s surface can explain why it got so […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Aircraft achieve high standard
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Aircraft achieve high standardBritish Antarctic Survey achieves registration for the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has achieved registration for the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO). Following […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Warmer spells detected in ice cores
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Warmer spells detected in ice coresMysteriously warm times in Antarctica A new study of Antarctica’s past climate reveals that temperatures during the warm periods between ice ages (interglacials) may have been higher than previously thought. […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Rise in CO2 emissions
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Rise in CO2 emissionsFossil fuel CO2 emissions up by 29 per cent since 2000 The strongest evidence yet that the rise in atmospheric CO2 emissions continues to outstrip the ability of the world’s […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Carbon sinks created by glacier retreat
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Carbon sinks created by glacier retreatAntarctica glacier retreat creates new carbon dioxide store Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas of open water left exposed by the recent and rapid […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Albatrosses feed with whales
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Albatrosses feed with whalesAlbatross camera reveals fascinating feeding interaction with killer whale Scientists from British Antarctic Survey, National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), Tokyo, and Hokkaido University, Japan, have recorded the first observations […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Ice thinning captured by satellites
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Ice thinning captured by satellitesLasers from space show thinning of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets The most comprehensive picture of the rapidly thinning glaciers along the coastline of both the Antarctic and Greenland ice […]
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PRESS RELEASE: 3D map aids ice flow estimates
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: 3D map aids ice flow estimatesNew research provides insight into ice sheet behaviour A new study published this week takes scientists a step further in their quest to understand how Antarctica’s vast glaciers will contribute […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Sonar images reveal seabed
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Sonar images reveal seabedNew Antarctic seabed sonar images reveal clues to sea-level rise Motorway-sized troughs and channels carved into Antarctica’s continental shelves by glaciers thousands of years ago could help scientists to predict […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Ozone hole link to sea ice extent
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Ozone hole link to sea ice extentIncreasing Antarctic sea ice extent linked to the ozone hole Increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Surveying below the ice
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Surveying below the iceRobot submarine searches for signs of melting under Antarctic Ice Shelf A team of British and American scientists has successfully deployed an autonomous robot submarine on six missions beneath an […]
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PRESS RELEASE: New jobs in Antarctica
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: New jobs in AntarcticaAntarctic jobs offer opportunity of a lifetime Trades people looking for a career with a difference should check the national press this week. British Antarctic Survey (BAS) launches a recruitment […]
