Satellites more at risk from fast solar wind than a major space storm
Satellites are more likely to be at risk from high-speed solar wind than a major geomagnetic storm according to a new UK-US study published this week in the Journal Space […]
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BAS scientist joins research ship ‘drifting’ past North Pole
Read more of: BAS scientist joins research ship ‘drifting’ past North PoleUK scientists will join what could be the largest-scale Arctic research expedition ever planned when the German research ship, RV Polarstern, is deliberately lodged into sea ice to drift past […]
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Melt-rate of West Antarctic Ice Sheet highly sensitive to changes in ocean temperatures
Read more of: Melt-rate of West Antarctic Ice Sheet highly sensitive to changes in ocean temperaturesMelting of ice shelves in West Antarctica speeds up and slows down in response to changes in deep ocean temperature, and is far more variable than previously thought, according to […]
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Million fold increase in the power of waves near Jupiter’s moon Ganymede
Read more of: Million fold increase in the power of waves near Jupiter’s moon GanymedeUnderstanding of how Jupiter’s magnetic field interacts with its moons and with intense particle radiation.
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“Thermal scar” from dinosaur era still warming base of Greenland Ice Sheet, new findings show
Read more of: “Thermal scar” from dinosaur era still warming base of Greenland Ice Sheet, new findings showA new ‘heat map’ shows, in unprecedented detail, how geothermal heat is escaping through the Earth’s surface beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet. This is critical information for enabling scientists to […]
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Increases in winds weaken Southern Ocean carbon sink
Read more of: Increases in winds weaken Southern Ocean carbon sinkA new study of lake sediments from the sub-Antarctic reveals for the first time that increases in westerly winds are likely to reduce the ability of the Southern Ocean to […]
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Update – new polar ship superstructure lifted onto hull
Read more of: Update – new polar ship superstructure lifted onto hullBIRKENHEAD. The superstructure of the new polar research ship for Britain, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, is now on top of the hull. Following the launch of the RRS Sir […]
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State of the Polar Oceans report published
Read more of: State of the Polar Oceans report publishedReport published July 2018
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New magnetic anomaly map helps unveil Antarctica
Read more of: New magnetic anomaly map helps unveil AntarcticaThe most comprehensive magnetic map of Antarctica ever produced is published this week (15 July 2018). The new map – which includes 3.5 million line-kilometres of magnetic anomaly data collected […]
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Launch of RRS Sir David Attenborough – in pictures
Read more of: Launch of RRS Sir David Attenborough – in picturesThe majestic red hull of the RRS Sir David Attenborough glided in the River Mersey on Saturday 14 July. The launch button was pressed by the naturalist and broadcaster Sir […]
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New polar research ship makes a ‘splash’
Read more of: New polar research ship makes a ‘splash’RRS Sir David Attenborough hull launch into River Mersey 14 July Update 20 July 2018 – watch video of launch A major milestone in the build of the UK’s state-of-the-art […]
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Science meetings on conservation of Southern Ocean
Read more of: Science meetings on conservation of Southern OceanScience meetings of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) take place over the next two weeks (starting 2 July 2018) at the Cambridge Headquarters of […]
