Antarctic Watch Headlines 04/16/2022b

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The collapse of the two ice shelves was most likely triggered by vast plumes of warm air from the Pacific, researchers have …
Atmospheric rivers are destabilizing ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula. Their collapse could mean significant sea level …
Narrow corridors of air loaded with moisture straight from the tropics may be driving a series of ice shelf collapses in the …

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The rapid collapses of two ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula over the past quarter-century were most likely triggered by huge plumes of warm, moisture-laden air, researchers said Thursday.
Clouds come in myriad shapes, sizes and types, which control their effects on climate. New research led by the University of …

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The crew proceeded directly to dry dock in Vallejo to immediately start work on the second phase of a five-year, $75 million …
A humpback whale surfaces in front of a Zodiac with Silver Explorer passengers just off Davis Island. Photo Credit: TW Arnie …
A British charity is hiring people for six months to work at an gift shop and post office in Antarctica. Life there is “basic …
To monitor and conserve a species, it is crucial to understand the size and distribution of populations. For seabirds, …
Scientists warn the biggest remaining ice shelf in the Antarctic Peninsula is at risk of total collapse due to ‘rivers in the …
Why are we looking at plastic pollution in the Antarctic?

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The research, led by Dr Tessa Vance from the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership and Dr Anthony Kiem from the University of Newcastle, and involving Australian Antarctic Division scientists, has …
Sixty percent of iceberg calving events — that form new icebergs — around the Antarctic Peninsula Larsen ice shelves between 2000 and 2020, were triggered by extreme atmospheric conditions. The …
For a dozen Ukrainian scientists thousands of kilometers from home at the Vernadsky Antarctic base, the biting cold hurts …
An extremely remote U.K. post office is hiring, and the winning candidates will spend five months on an Antarctic island …
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What are the objectives of the draft? What has India achieved with respect to Antarctic research and exploration?

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Volcanoes can be found even off the coast of Antarctica. At the deep-sea volcano Orca, which has been inactive for a long …
April 14, 2022 – March continued the planet’s exceedingly warm start to 2022, ranking as the fifth-warmest March in 143 years …
The Government of Chile has called out for bids to build what will be known as the International Antarctic Center (CAI) in …
Forget buffets and binoculars–the newest expedition ships enable Arctic and Antarctic adventures and athleticism, and can …

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The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is hiring people for six months to work at their gift shop and post office in Antarctica.

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The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is recruiting for four to five individuals to live and work on Port Lockroy, Antarctica for …
The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is hiring staff for its post office and museum where the winning candidates will spend five …

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To me, God is cold,” says Wim Hof, the Dutch “iceman” who is making headlines preaching the health benefits of exposure to extreme cold (better focus, sleep, metabolism). He is not alone. Elite …
Argentina’s National Antarctic Directorate (DNA) is looking for engineers and students of computer and electronic engineering to fill a dozen technical positions during the winter at the permanent …
The Union government has introduced the Indian Antarctic bill, 2022, which aims to regulate a range of activities on territories in Antarctica where India has set up research stations. It has several …
A cascading reaction of collapsing ice in West Antarctica could occur if the Thwaites Glacier breaks free, scientists warn.
A massive Antarctic ice shelf that covered an area about the size of New York City or Rome just collapsed into the ocean.
The 140-member crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) returned to the United States and entered dry dock Friday after completing a 147-day deployment in support of the U.S. Antarctic …

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The global sea level could rise 10 feet due to the rapidly melting ice in the West Antarctica Ice Sheet (WAIS), according to …
Setting out 110 years ago, the original team of British explorers had hoped to be the first men to set foot on the South Pole …
Since 1961 the Antarctic Treaty has been acknowledged internationally as the legitimate forum through which decision-making for the region takes place. Membership growth and the establishment of new …
Enjoy danger and daring, wit and warmth, sunshine and rain, and a big dollop of fun and laughter in a super, sparkling collection of new children’s books just made for springtime reading.
In the early hours of Saturday morning, while most of New Zealand was sleeping, 270 sightseers were cruising over the …
For a dozen Ukrainian scientists thousands of kilometers from home at the Vernadsky Antarctic base, the biting cold hurts less than the feeling of helplessness over the war in their homeland.
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Tom Hiddleston, best known for his role as “Loki” in the Marvel series of movies, is set to star in an upcoming Apple TV+ …

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SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) is proud to announce that its alumna Maanasa Gopal is part of the Climate …
The story of the SA Agulhas II is fascinating. Because of this ship, South Africa is becoming a leader in aspects of Antarctic science.
The White Darkness’ is based on the true story of a man who attempted to cross Antarctica while on foot, solo and unassisted, …
SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) is proud to announce that its alumna Maanasa Gopal is part of the Climate …
British research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, has completed ice trials during its maiden voyage to Antarctica. The …
Can classic biological invasion hypotheses be applied to reported cases of non-native terrestrial species in the Maritime Antarctic?
The successful candidates will have to be at the base from November 2022 to March 2023. They will also have to count penguins and other wildlife.
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The behavior and feeding habits of different species of seabirds can influence the enrichment of trace metals in Antarctic …

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The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust said Antarctica is a physically and mentally challenging workplace. Temperatures in the summer months vary between -5C and 10C. Most days will be just a few degrees …
Tom Hiddleston is set to star in The White Darkness, a new series from Apple TV Plus. Based on the non-fiction book of the …
In East Antarctica, an ice shelf about the size of New York City collapsed on the Conger Glacier last month. It was first …
Ice penetrating radar over the freeze-on ice along the southern margin of the Gamburtsev Mountains. The plume of freeze-on …
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The U.K. Antarctic Heritage Trust is seeking applicants to work for five months at its flagship base in Port Lockroy, …
A Ukrainian scientist has told Sky News of her heartbreak at leaving behind loved ones in a war zone while she carries out …
The 140-member crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) returned to the United States and entered dry dock Friday …
With the Covid-19 pandemic considered reasonably under control, many businesses are reopening their doors to job applicants. Including the ones down far south. The United Kingdom’s Port Lockroy has …
The project requires an investment of US$80mn and contemplates the construction of a 32,930m2 complex that will have …
It’s the weekly news quiz – how closely have you been paying attention to what’s been going on in the world during the past seven days? If you cannot see the quiz, follow this link. Try last week’s …

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Latest breaking news articles, photos, video, blogs, reviews, analysis, opinion and reader comment from New Zealand and around the World – NZ Herald …
What’s cold, as big as Rome and should be firmly rooted in Antarctica? The Conger ice shelf, which collapsed in mid-March due …

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“I don’t think there has been a shelf collapse like this in East Antarctica since we’ve been able to receive satellite data,” Rob Larter, a marine geophysicist at the British Antarctic …
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An East Antarctica ice shelf disintegrated this month following a period of extreme heat in the region, according to …

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Scientists are concerned that this could be a taste of things to come in a part of Antarctica previously thought to be …
“Possible it hit its tipping point following the #Antarctic #AtmosphericRiver and heat wave too?” asked NASA Earth and Planetary Scientist Catherine Colello Walker on Twitter on Friday, sharing …
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Polar Star, the nation’s only heavy icebreaker, returned from its 147-day mission is support of the U.S Antarctic Program, and other national interests in Ant …
Argentina’s long-mooted plan for the construction of a new polar research support ship has moved a key stage forward. The …
Mateys, if you love penguins as much as we do, this dream job in Antarctica could be right up your street. You will spend 5 …
Amidst notices of objection from the opposition, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister …
The Indian Antarctic Bill 2022 aims to provide national measures to protect the Antarctic environment, and dependent and …
Antarctic sea ice is highly variable. (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) Antarctic sea-ice coverage was at a record low in February …
Led by the renowned British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on his Antarctic expedition, the Endurance had been missing for more than a century. Many presumed that it would have been destroyed or …
It’s also a bottleneck protecting the larger West Antarctic ice sheet, which would raise sea level 10 feet if it were to melt completely. And because of some crucial, frightening quirks of …
An East Antarctica ice shelf disintegrated this month following a period of extreme heat in the region, according to …
Antarctic sea ice recently reached its lowest concentration on record — falling below 2 million square kilometers (772,000 square miles) for the first time in 43 years of satellite observations.
Another research station, Vostok, also saw record high temperatures. “The Antarctic [heat] is really extreme. I haven’t seen anything like that. Colleagues haven’t seen anything this extreme …
A Bill to create an ‘Indian Antarctic Act’, which will govern Indian research stations and area in Antarctica, was introduced …
1. The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 introduced in Lok Sabha aims at providing national measures to protect the Antarctic environment, and the dependent and associated ecosystems. 2. The Indian …
(CNN)An ice shelf in Antarctica nearly the size of Los Angeles disintegrated in mid-March within days of extraordinary warmth on the continent, scientists say. The Conger Ice Shelf, spanning …
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The Conger ice shelf, which sits off the East Antarctic coast adjacent to the much larger Shackleton ice shelf, completely collapsed on March 15. The shelf was around 1,200 square kilometers …
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An ‘atmospheric river’ drove warm, moist air down over Antarctica It was warm enough to rain over parts of the Antarctic coast Research will have to be done before we can scientifically conclude …
Vostok station, sitting 2 miles high on the Antarctic plateau, registered a similarly extreme temperature of 0.1 degrees. As of Tuesday, the Antarctic heat wave was subsiding, but temperatures …
For the first time in human history, an ice shelf in East Antarctica has collapsed, scientists said Friday, as climate change shows no signs of slowing. The collapse of the 463-square-mile Glenzer …
It’s more than five times the ice in the more vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet, where scientists have concentrated much of their research. Surrounded by vast oceans and buffered by winds that …
Temperatures 70 degrees above normal in eastern Antarctica have baffled scientists, who say that the “unprecedented heat wave” has already changed the way experts think about the Antarctic …
Still, some experts believe East Antarctica is relatively safe from climate change, including British Antarctic Survey geophysicist Rob Larter who called most of the region “ relatively …
It’s quite extraordinary.” It was this fascination that took Prof Haymet on three separate scientific expeditions to …
(CNN)An ice shelf in Antarctica nearly the size of Los Angeles disintegrated in mid-March within days of extraordinary warmth on the continent, scientists say. The Conger Ice Shelf, spanning …
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The temperature at Concordia Research station atop Dome C on the Antarctic Plateau — typically known as the coldest place on Earth — surged to an astounding 11.3 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-11.5 …
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Led by the renowned British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on his Antarctic expedition, the Endurance had been missing for more than a century. Many presumed that it would have been destroyed or …
“Possible it hit its tipping point following the #Antarctic #AtmosphericRiver and heat wave too?” asked NASA Earth and Planetary Scientist Catherine Colello Walker on Twitter on Friday, sharing images …
Visiting the Arctic and Antarctic circles was once one of the most extreme pursuits human beings could undertake. Now it’s not only easier than ever, but it’s also more luxurious.
NASA Modis satellite image of an Antarctic ice shelf taken March 21, 2022 in this handout image obtained March 25, 2022. NASA Modis satellite image/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters …
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“I don’t think there has been a shelf collapse like this in East Antarctica since we’ve been able to receive satellite data,” Rob Larter, a marine geophysicist at the British Antarctic …
By Rachel Ramirez and Hafsa Khalil, CNN An ice shelf in Antarctica nearly the size of Los Angeles disintegrated in mid-March within days of extraordinary warmth on the continent, scientists say. The …

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Led by the renowned British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on his Antarctic expedition, the Endurance had been missing for more than a century. Many presumed that it would have been destroyed or …
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The Conger Ice Shelf crumbled after temperatures in the East Antarctic surged to 40C above normal earlier this month. A NASA Modis satellite image of the East Antarctic ice shelf on March 21.
“Antarctic climatology has been rewritten,” tweeted Stefano Di Battista, a researcher who studies temperatures in the Antarctic region. The Conger Ice Shelf spans about 460 square miles and is a …
Read more: Antarctic explorer Shackleton’s ship found remarkably preserved 107 years later There have been unusually high temperatures in Antarctica recently, with Concordia Station publishing …
Antarctic and Arctic temperatures have shocked researchers. How unusual are they? What are the consequences? Unusually high temperatures in both Antarctica and the Arctic in recent days have …
“Iceberg calving events are a natural part of the “checks and balances” of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, it has to shed the mass it gains through snowfall,” Fricker wrote on Twitter. “But since …
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Temperatures have been recorded in both the Antarctic and Arctic that are so far beyond the norm, that one expert says they would have previously been thought impossible. In January of 2020 …
During the winter months of the Southern Hemisphere, humpbacks visit warm tropical waters to breed before heading back to feed in the summer Antarctic waters. During their migration toward the …
“Possible it hit its tipping point following the #Antarctic #AtmosphericRiver and heat wave too?” asked NASA Earth and Planetary Scientist Catherine Colello Walker on Twitter on …
The East Antarctic ice sheet is the biggest land-based piece of frozen water on the planet. It holds about 80 per cent of all ice in the world, stretching up to 4,800 metres in thickness in some …
“I don’t think there has been a shelf collapse like this in East Antarctica since we’ve been able to receive satellite data,” Rob Larter, a marine geophysicist at the British Antarctic Survey …
km) ~March 15, seen in combo of #Landsat and #MODIS imagery. Possible it hit its tipping point following the #Antarctic #AtmosphericRiver and heatwave too? #CongerIceShelf #Antarctica @ …
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The coldest location on the planet has experienced an episode of warm weather this week unlike any ever observed, with temperatures over the eastern Antarctic ice sheet soaring 50 to 90 degrees …
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New research led by the University of Washington explains why the ice retreats so quickly: Unlike other aspects of its behavior, Antarctic sea ice is just following simple rules of physics.
Walter Diaz / AFP/Getty Images “Iceberg calving events are a natural part of the ‘checks and balances’ of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, it has to shed the mass it gains through snowfall,” Helen Amanda …
“Possible it hit its tipping point following the #Antarctic #AtmosphericRiver and heat wave too?” asked NASA Earth and Planetary Scientist Catherine Colello Walker on Twitter on …
An ice shelf in Antarctica nearly the size of Los Angeles disintegrated in mid-March within days of extraordinary warmth on the continent, scientists say. “I don’t think there has been a shelf …
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“Upper ocean temperatures to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula have increased over 1°C since 1955,” according to the British Antarctic Survey. “It has now been established that the Antarctic …
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