“Marking the 121st anniversary since the first Antarctic expedition in human history, an international team of nine scientists embark on a journey to the frozen continent. Their choice of transport: a small sail boat.” This is the synopsis of a new documentary funded by a Kickstarter project. It’s also a perfect introduction to the Belgica […]
A voir cette épisode du “Jardin Extraordinaire” sur le RTBF (chaine de télé belge) – un magnifique reportage sur l’antarctique. https://www.rtbf.be/auvio/detail_le-jardin-extraordinaire?id=2457597
The direst predictions of sea-level rise caused by melting Antarctic ice sheets may not come about, so says new research published in Nature. However, the impact of ice loss on the climate are still not fully understood and may even be worse than anticipated. Read more in this article from National Geographic.
Krill are tiny crustaceans found in huge quantities in the Southern Ocean. They are a vital food source at the base of the food chain, eaten by whales, penguins, seals and squid. Last year, we posted about an industry initiative to protect krill in the Southern Ocean by limiting commercial fishing. Now, scientists are launching […]
Satellite data from a NASA-led project has revealed a massive cavity under the Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica. The cavity covers an area about two-thirds the area of Manhattan and is 300 m tall. This discovery has surprised scientists who know that ice melting from the Thwaites glacier is already contributing to rising sea levels. […]
A UK team has drilled over 2152 metres down to the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet, setting a new record for hot-water drilling. Often scientists remove ‘ice cores’ to learn more about how our planet responded to climate change in the past. But with the hot-water technique, the scientists create a deep hole […]
Today we celebrate penguins: Penguin Awareness Day. Emperor, royal, king, gentoo… they are all beautiful in their own way, and funny too. They are special to my heart, ever since I met my first royal penguin, climbing a slope to greet me as I jumped out of the helicopter on a black sand beach at […]
A new study from the University of California, Irvine, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Netherlands’ Utrecht University shows that the yearly loss of ice mass in Antarctica has increased sixfold in the last four decades. Read more….
What will Antarctica look like in 2070? Will it be transformed almost beyond recognition? Will global warming lead a huge loss of ice, major sea level rise, radical upheaval to ecosystems, and a massive in growth in human presence and resource extraction? In a paper published in Nature in 2018, ‘Choosing the future of Antarctica’, […]
We love this round-up of Antarctic science 2018 from the Live Science website: Ghost Particles and Singing Ice.
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