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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New pictures reveal rich Antarctic marine life in area of rapid climate change
Read more of: New pictures reveal rich Antarctic marine life in area of rapid climate changeNew photographs of ice fish, octopus, sea pigs, giant sea spiders, rare rays and beautiful basket stars that live in Antarctica’s continental shelf seas are revealed this week by the […]
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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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First comprehensive review of the state of Antarctica’s climate – Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment
Read more of: First comprehensive review of the state of Antarctica’s climate – Antarctic Climate Change and the EnvironmentThe first comprehensive review of the state of Antarctica’s climate and its relationship to the global climate system is published this week (Tuesday 1 December) by the Scientific Committee on […]
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British Antarctic Survey launches new science programme
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey launches new science programmeBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) launches its new science strategy — Polar Science for Planet Earth — this week (Monday 23 November) at its offices in Cambridge. The new science strategy […]
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Draft Antarctic Bill
Read more of: Draft Antarctic BillA UK Antarctic Bill will be announced in the Queen’s Speech to Parliament today. The Draft Antarctic Bill seeks to further improve the environmental protection and governance of Antarctica, amending […]
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South Orkneys Marine Protected Area
Read more of: South Orkneys Marine Protected AreaA UK proposal for the designation of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) covering a large area of the Southern Ocean in the British Antarctic Territory, south of the South Orkney […]
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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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Biotechnology Conference at BAS Cambridge
Read more of: Biotechnology Conference at BAS CambridgeA conference to explore potential biotech development using a unique collection of Antarctic microorganisms takes place in Cambridge on 19 November 2009. The world-leading British Antarctic Survey (BAS), together with […]
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Geomagnetic storm analysis to improve chemistry climate models
Read more of: Geomagnetic storm analysis to improve chemistry climate modelsScientists from the British Antarctic Survey and the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado, have shown that high energy charged particles that are usually trapped in the Earth’s magnetic […]
