PRESS RELEASE: Ice thinning captured by satellites
Lasers 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 […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Increase in CO2 emissions
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Increase in CO2 emissionsCO2 emissions are booming Scientists will this week (Friday 26 Sept) announce the annual update on the global carbon figures. They report that CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels and […]
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Iceberg scour affects biodiversity
Read more of: Iceberg scour affects biodiversityAntarctic worms, sea spiders, urchins and other marine creatures living in near-shore shallow habitats are regularly pounded by icebergs. New data suggests this environment along the Antarctic Peninsula is going […]
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Event – climate change, business and policy
Read more of: Event – climate change, business and policyEvent – climate change, business and policy Date: 27 May 2008 Venue: British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge **In the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales** Scientists, business leaders and politicians […]