France’s new ice-breaker, L’Astrolabe, started her first mission to Antarctica in October. She arrived in Hobart, Tasmania, on 27th October. From there she sailed to the French station Dumont d’Urville and will continue to carry out resupply missions during the southern summer.
Le premier avion de la saison est arrivée à la station Concordia mercredi 8 novembre. Il transportait l’équipe franco-italienne de 15 personnes. The first plane of the season arrived at the French station Concordia on 8 November with 15 members of the Franco-Italian team. Background and photos.
This period marks the start of the summer italian scientific campaign in Antarctica. The researchers’activities will take place in the Mario Zucchelli station, but also at other antarctic bases: such international cooperation rules the relationships in Antarctica, given the harsh conditions under which the work takes place. The first 17 participants arrived at the American McMurdo […]
Que se passerait-il si une bombe atomique explosait en Antarctique, suite à un attentat terroriste? Cette accélération majeure de la fonte des glaces, la radioactivité… tout cela engendrerait un séisme majeur sur tous les plans, environnemental, économique, social et sociétal… Tel est le thème abordé par Denis Ralet dans son livre “Le cauchemar du président”. […]
Near Antarctica and the Arctic, cold regions known as ‘periglacial zones’ may almost disappear by the end of the century due to climate change, according to recent research. If this happens, it will cause major harm to biodiversity and it may in turn trigger even more climate perturbation.
Despite pressure from Australia, France and the EU, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) recently failed to reach agreement on creating a new Marine Protection Area (MPA) off the East Antarctic coast. It had been hoped to create a protected zone covering one million square kilometers of sea rich in […]
Scientists from the University of Aberystwyth, Wales, involved in Antarctic research have found ‘methane-eating’ bacteria that act as a kind of biological filter in water samples from Lake Whillans. These potentially beneficial bacteria flourish in the lake which was discovered 800 m under West Antarctic Ice Sheet at the southeastern edge of the Ross Ice […]
Joseph Nolan, from the European Polar Board, introduces Yves Frenot, Director of the French Polar Institute (Institut Paul Emile Victor, IPEV), who tells us about the Antarctic Treaty and the importance to protect this vulnerable environment. Questions from the public relate, e.g. to the use of renewable energy in Antarctica, or the climate change and its […]
A research team from Helsinki (Finland) will explore how climate change affects the marine biodiversity in Antarctica. Virtual reality will enable the general public to learn more about scientific research and findings. https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/sustainability/filming-under-water-life-in-antarctica-in-360deg-virtual-reality Source: University of Helsinki.
Suite au réchauffement climatique qui touche tout particulièrement le continent Antarctique, l’actuelle station de recherche britannique Halley VI a dû être déplacée sur 23 km. La base britannique a été créée en 1956 et a justement pour but l’observation météorologique du climat dans cette zone du globe. En décembre 2016, le British Antarctic Survey (BAS) annonce […]
