Funding to assess shipping emissions and climate hazards
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists have been awarded funding to enable them to assess the impact of emissions from shipping and to quantify and manage the risk of climate hazards. […]
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Discovery of high geothermal heat at South Pole
Read more of: Discovery of high geothermal heat at South PoleScientists have discovered an area near the South Pole where the base of the Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting unexpectedly quickly. Using radar to look through three km of ice, […]
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Prestigious award for BAS early career scientist
Read more of: Prestigious award for BAS early career scientistCongratulations to Dr Emilie Capron who has been awarded the prestigious Early Career Scientist Award of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). Dr Capron is a palaeoclimatologist at British […]
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Our experts comment on IPCC report
Read more of: Our experts comment on IPCC reportExpert comment on IPCC Special Report
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Bedrock sampling beneath Antarctic ice
Read more of: Bedrock sampling beneath Antarctic iceIn this project samples of bedrock were analysed to determine how long they have been shielded from the sun, and that could tell us how long ago the ice sheet formed, even if the first ice has long gone.
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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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FEATURED PAPER: Sea-ice loss impacts Northern Hemisphere
Read more of: FEATURED PAPER: Sea-ice loss impacts Northern HemisphereThis study, led by scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, suggests that sea-ice loss in different regions of the Arctic, and of different amounts, leads to different effects on surface […]
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Hay Festival short film highlights Antarctic climate science
Read more of: Hay Festival short film highlights Antarctic climate scienceLeading climate scientist and BAS oceanographer Dr Emily Shuckburgh worked with award-winning author and illustrator Chris Haughton to create the short film Message from Antarctica. This is part of the […]
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European wind energy generation potential in a 1.5˚C world
Read more of: European wind energy generation potential in a 1.5˚C worldThe UK and large parts of northern Europe could become windier if global temperatures reach 1.5˚C above pre-industrial levels, according to a new study. This has implications for wind energy […]
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Stability and Instability – Records of External Drivers and Resulting Behaviour of Thwaites Glacier
Read more of: Stability and Instability – Records of External Drivers and Resulting Behaviour of Thwaites GlacierTHOR examined sedimentary record both offshore from the glacier and beneath the ice shelf, together with glacial landforms on the sea bed, to reconstruct past changes in ocean conditions and the glaciers response to these changes.
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Geological History Constraints on the Magnitude of Grounding Line Retreat in the Thwaites Glacier System
Read more of: Geological History Constraints on the Magnitude of Grounding Line Retreat in the Thwaites Glacier SystemGHC will gather information about past ice sheet behaviour and relative sea level change in the Thwaites Glacier system. Determining the timing and magniture of past episodes of thinning and retreat and subsequent re-advance is important to provide a context for the current and future behaviour of Thwaites Glacier.
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Most detailed study of global climate variability around the world
Read more of: Most detailed study of global climate variability around the worldThe most comprehensive study of the variability of temperature globally is published this week in the journal Nature. It reveals the degree to which temperature fluctuations reduced from the last […]