Antarctic-trekking University of Leicester professor gets Polar Medal
YAHOO!News, 2023-01-08
An Antarctic-trekking academic has been awarded the Polar Medal. Prof John Smellie, from the University of Leicester, was given the accolade by King Charles III. It is the second time he has received the medal,

COMAP, the Antarctic organisation based in New Zealand you’ve probably never heard of
Stuff.co.nz, 2023-01-08
It’s based in Christchurch and has great sway over activity in Antarctica, but what exactly is this organisation that plays a major role in life on the ice?

Help! A Check-in Agent’s Mistake Made Me Miss an Antarctic Cruise and I’m Out $17,000.
The New York Times, 2023-01-06
An American Airlines error kept a traveler from getting to her cruise’s departure, but the carrier wouldn’t take financial responsibility and her trip insurance refused to pay. Then our columnist stepped in.

Antarctic tourism: Should we worry about damage to the ice and ecosystems?
Phys.org, 2023-01-05
As the summer sun finally arrives for people in the Southern Hemisphere, more than 100,000 tourists will head for the ice. Travelling on one of more than 50 cruise ships, they will brave the two-day trip across the notoriously rough Drake Passage below Patagonia,

Cruises, crowds and fragile ecosystems: the delicate dance of Antarctic tourism
The Guardian, 2023-01-05
As the icy continent braces for a record summer, ecologists say more visitor caps and restrictions are needed to protect wildlife

Amazon deforestation may shrink Himalayan snow and Antarctic ice
New Scientist on MSN.com, 2023-01-05
Changes in temperature and precipitation due to rapid deforestation in the Amazon rainforest could have effects as far away as the Tibetan Plateau and Antarctica

Scientists Report a Dramatic Drop in the Extent of Antarctic Sea Ice
Inside Climate News, 2023-01-06
The new year started with the familiar refrain of climate extremes, as scientists with the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported Jan. 3 that the sea ice around Antarctica dropped to its lowest extent on record for early January.

Young explorers reach South Pole for New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust
The New Zealand Herald, 2023-01-09
The Antarctic Heritage Trust team arrived at the South Pole today. Photo / AHT, Mike Dawson; Supplied. A team of young New Zealanders and Norwegian explorers have complete an epic

COMNAP, the Antarctic organisation based in New Zealand you’ve probably never heard of
Stuff.co.nz, 2023-01-08
It’s based in Christchurch and has great sway over activity in Antarctica, but what exactly is this organisation that plays a major role in life on the ice?

Antarctic-trekking professor gets Polar Medal
BBC News on MSN.com, 2023-01-08
Prof John Smellie, who has the nickname Mr Antarctic Volcano, was given the award by the King.