Traces of rainforests found in West Antarctica
An international team of researchers has provided a new and unprecedented perspective on the climate history of Antarctica. From a sediment core collected from the seafloor in West Antarctica, they […]
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Climate scientists help businesses tackle climate change
Read more of: Climate scientists help businesses tackle climate changeClimate change could add around 20% to the global cost of extreme weather events by 2040, according to early findings from Cambridge researchers. The findings come from the Cambridge Climate […]
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Ice Floor Sci-Art Installation
Read more of: Ice Floor Sci-Art InstallationIce Floor, is an immersive exhibition commissioned by engineering consultants Arup. UK born artist Wayne Binitie created the installation.
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Scientists drill for first time on remote Antarctic Glacier
Read more of: Scientists drill for first time on remote Antarctic GlacierTeams from the US and UK have successfully completed scientific fieldwork in one of the most remote and hostile areas of West Antarctica – coinciding with the 200th anniversary of […]
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Studies highlight fragility of Antarctic ecosystems
Read more of: Studies highlight fragility of Antarctic ecosystemsTwo studies published in a special issue of the journal Science Advances this week (27 November 2019) highlight the fragility of the Antarctic and its ecosystems in the lead up […]
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Ice core inspired art installation opens in London
Read more of: Ice core inspired art installation opens in LondonA new climate change artwork – Ice Floor, a new Phase 2 by Wayne Binitie, opens this week at Arup’s Fitzroy Street offices in London. The work was developed in […]
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Scientists head to Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
Read more of: Scientists head to Antarctica’s Thwaites GlacierNearly 100 scientists and support staff depart this week (13 November 2019) for the most ambitious mission to date for Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. In the second year of […]
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Stranded whales detected from space
Read more of: Stranded whales detected from spaceA new technique for analysing satellite images may help scientists detect and count stranded whales from space. Researchers tested a new detection method using Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite images […]
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Solar heat drives rapid melting of Antarctic Ice Shelf
Read more of: Solar heat drives rapid melting of Antarctic Ice ShelfA section of the world’s largest ice shelf in Antarctica – around the size of Spain – is melting 10 times faster than average and warm ocean currents beneath it […]
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“Catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin colonies
Read more of: “Catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin coloniesResearchers at British Antarctic Survey have discovered “catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin colonies.
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New mission for 1.5 million year climate record
Read more of: New mission for 1.5 million year climate recordThis week a team of European researchers announces its plans for an ambitious mission to find the oldest ice on Earth (9 April 2019). Antarctica’s ice has the potential to […]
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Antarctic snowfall dominated by a few extreme snowstorms
Read more of: Antarctic snowfall dominated by a few extreme snowstormsA new study reveals the importance of a small number of intense storms around Antarctica in controlling the amount of snow falling across the continent.
