PRESS RELEASE: Rise in CO2 emissions
Fossil 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 […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Continent’s diversity revealed
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Continent’s diversity revealedFirst comprehensive inventory of life in Antarctica The first comprehensive “inventory” of sea and land animals around a group of Antarctic islands reveals a region that is rich in biodiversity […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Interactive map highlights diversity
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Interactive map highlights diversityNew visualisation of South Georgia A new visualisation tool for exploring the subantarctic islands of South Georgia is unveiled today (22 October 2008). The South Georgia Geographic Information System (SGGIS) […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Mission to buried mountain range
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Mission to buried mountain rangeChallenge to discover Antarctica”s hidden world Later this month teams of scientists, engineers, pilots and support staff from British Antarctic Survey (BAS), USA, Germany, Australia, China and Japan will join […]
