New verified temperature record for Antarctic continent
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has today (1 July 2021) recognised a new record high temperature for the Antarctic continent of 18.3° Celsius on 6 February 2020 at the Esperanza […]
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RRS Sir David Attenborough getting ready for next phase of sea trials
Read more of: RRS Sir David Attenborough getting ready for next phase of sea trialsThe RRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA) is getting ready for its next round of sea trials. This is an important part of the preparations for the ship’s first Antarctic mission. The […]
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Climate Code
Read more of: Climate CodeThis collaborative project is born from exploring novel ways of visualising environmental data and telling the climate change story. Read more about the project and the science behind it through the project page.
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Antarctica wasn’t as cold during the last ice age as previously thought, new study shows
Read more of: Antarctica wasn’t as cold during the last ice age as previously thought, new study showsA study of two alternative methods for reconstructing ancient temperatures has given climate researchers a better understanding of how cold it was in Antarctica during the last Ice Age, around […]
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Southern Ocean Clouds
Read more of: Southern Ocean CloudsSouthern Ocean Clouds improves climate models by studying cloud processes over the Southern Ocean to reduce global prediction errors.
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Adding water tracers to the UK Earth System Model
Read more of: Adding water tracers to the UK Earth System ModelThe project adds water tracers, including stable isotopes, to the UK Earth system model (UKESM2). These tracers follow water through the model’s hydrological cycle.
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British Antarctic Survey partners with The Good Business Festival Youth Programme
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey partners with The Good Business Festival Youth ProgrammeThis summer, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will be an official partner for the Good Business Festival youth programme in the Liverpool City Region. BAS already has an important connection with the area – Britain’s new polar ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough […]
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New project to understand polar processes in global climate system
Read more of: New project to understand polar processes in global climate systemBritish Antarctic Survey researchers will work on a new Horizon 2020 project to advance their understanding of polar processes in the global climate system. The CRiceS project, or Climate relevant […]
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The world’s largest iceberg
Read more of: The world’s largest icebergAn enormous iceberg has calved from the western side of the Ronne Ice Shelf, in Antarctica. The iceberg, newly named A-76, measures around 4320 sq km in size and is […]
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Scientists reconstruct past history of largest ice shelf on Antarctic Peninsula
Read more of: Scientists reconstruct past history of largest ice shelf on Antarctic PeninsulaFor the first time, geological records have been used to reconstruct the history of Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The ice shelf is the largest remaining remnant of a […]
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Underwater robot reveals how Thwaites Glacier is melting
Read more of: Underwater robot reveals how Thwaites Glacier is meltingFor the first time, researchers have collected data from underneath the remote Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica using an underwater robot.
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Southern Hemisphere westerly winds likely to intensify as climate warms
Read more of: Southern Hemisphere westerly winds likely to intensify as climate warmsPolar climate scientists have created the most high resolution past record of the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds. The results, published this week (9 December) in the journal Communications Earth and […]
