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1. Giant West Antarctic iceberg disintegrates

   An animation of the giant iceberg that calved off the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica just over two months ago shows an unexpected break up. Satellite images revealed a […]

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2. Maps reveal landscape beneath Antarctica’s weak underbelly

   A UK team of researchers has produced high-resolution maps of the bed beneath a major glacier in West Antarctica, which will help them predict future sea-level rise from this region. […]

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3. Large iceberg breaks off Pine Island Glacier

   Latest satellite images reveal a new 100-square-mile iceberg emerging from Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier. The calving event did not come as a complete surprise, but is a troubling sign with […]

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4. Data As Art

   DATA AS ART visualises science data to create stunning and thought-provoking artworks, using real Antarctic data-sets that explain important and exciting science stories.

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5. Local weather plays part in retreat of glacier

   Local weather plays an important part in the retreat of the ice shelves in West Antarctica, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications today (Friday 17 February). […]

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6. NEWS STORY: Sea-level rise from Antarctic collapse

   Sea-level rise from Antarctic collapse may be slower than suggested A new study by scientists in the UK and France has found that Antarctic ice sheet collapse will have serious […]

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7. PRESS RELEASE: West Antarctica snow accumulation

   West Antarctic coastal snow accumulation rose 30 percent during 20th century Annual snow accumulation on West Antarctica’s coastal ice sheet increased dramatically during the 20th century, according to a new […]

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8. PolarGAP

   PolarGAP is an ambitious international mission to capture new and critical data about the Earth’s global gravity field.

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9. NEWS STORY: New polar ship bidder selected

   Government announces preferred bidder to build new polar ship Minister of State for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson announced today that the preferred bidder to build a new polar research […]

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10. Depositional patterns and records in sediment drifts off the Antarctic Peninsula and West Antarctica

    During this project essential survey data was collected to help plan future deep ocean drilling expeditions.

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11. BEAMISH: Basal Conditions on Rutford Ice Stream

    BEAMISH drilled through over 2 km of ice on Rutford Ice Stream to discover when the West Antarctic Ice Sheet last collapsed and how water and soft sediments beneath it help the ice flow towards the sea.

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12. NEWS STORY: Sea level rise calculated

    British Antarctic Survey researchers part of landmark study to improve projections for future sea level An international team of satellite experts including researchers at British Antarctic Survey has produced the […]

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