Antarctic Watch Headlines 10/08/2022

Seasonal change in Antarctic ice sheet movement observed for first time
Phys.org, 2022-10-06
Some estimates of Antarctica’s total contribution to sea-level rise may be over- or underestimated, after researchers detected a previously unknown source of ice loss variability.

Antarctic glaciers vulnerable to rising temperatures
Phys.org, 2022-10-04
On the East Antarctic Plateau there are huge glaciers under the sea. In order to improve future scenarios related to rising sea levels, scientists need to understand the ways in which these glaciers will respond to rising temperatures in the atmosphere and in the ocean.

In photos: Antarctic blast chills Aotearoa from the very south up
Stuff.co.nz, 2022-10-05
Temperatures dropped across the country on Wednesday and Thursday as a polar blast from the Southern Ocean moved northwards. Snow fell throughout the South Island, including in Southland, Dunedin, Banks Peninsula,

Antarctic research stations rife with sexism and harassment, probe finds
CBC.ca, 2022-10-05
Meredith Nash has spoken to a lot of Antarctic researchers, but she’s particularly concerned about the young women just starting out in their careers. Nash is the author of a new report that …

Newlywed leaves husband behind to work alongside penguins on Antarctic ‘solo-honeymoon’
The Mirror, 2022-10-04
Natalie Corbett, from Hampshire, married her husband George in June but is now preparing to spend the next five months in the freezing temperatures of Port Lockroy, on Goudier Island

Four women have been selected to run the post office in Antarctica and count penguins
CBS News, 2022-10-05
In preparation of re-opening Port Lockroy, the U.K. Antarctic Heritage Trust posted four job positions: a base leader, postmaster, shop manager and wildlife monitor, the trust said in a press release.

UK Antarctic Heritage Trust recruits four to penguin counting post
Employee Benefits, 2022-10-07
The charity UK Antarctic Heritage Trust has selected four women to run the world’s most remote post office and count penguins in Antarctica.

Don’t dally: join world-first Antarctic Climate Expedition in February 2023
Australian Geographic, 2022-10-05
Aurora Expeditions, Australia’s award-winning travel adventure company, is offering one final opportunity to be a part of a groundbreaking Antarctic climate expedition led by renowned oceanographer, marine biologist,

British women to staff Antarctic’s Penguin Post Office
The Times, 2022-10-03
With sub-zero temperatures and no permanent residents other than a colony of 1,500 gentoo penguins, the remote Goudier Island in the Antarctic Peninsula is an u

Seasonal change in Antarctic ice sheet movement observed
Science Daily, 2022-10-06
Some estimates of Antarctica’s total contribution to sea-level rise may be over- or underestimated, after researchers detected a previously unknown source of ice loss variability. The researchers identified distinct,