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Sea ice in Antarctic at record low: US data center

Washington (AFP) - Antarctic sea ice likely shrunk to a record low last week, US researchers said Monday, its lowest extent in the 45 years of satellite record-keeping.

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Bureau of Meteorology's remote observation network braves wind, ice, and snow to measure the weather

To get a full picture of what the weather is doing requires a presence on far away places — and that means things get a little, or a lot, chilly.

ABC News

Stronger El Niño events may speed up irreversible melting of Antarctic ice, research finds

New study shows impact of weather phenomenon could have a ‘double whammy’ effect, leading to worsening extreme weather and accelerating sea level rise

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Rare images from early Antarctic expeditions digitised and made available for first time

A rare collection of images from early Australian and British Antarctic expeditions have been digitised for the first time, giving the public a unique look at the harsh realities of life on the icy content in the 1900s.

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Fill-in Antarctic resupply vessel runs aground

A vessel chartered to resupply Australia's Antarctic research stations has suffered minor damage after running aground on a shoal.

AAP

Antarctic cargo ship Happy Diamond, chartered to replace beleaguered icebreaker RSV Nuyina, runs aground off Mawson Station

An Antarctic cargo ship chartered to replace Australia's broken icebreaker is on its way back to Hobart after running aground at Mawson Station during a resupply mission — the latest in a long line of problems that have plagued the program.

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Japan’s new whaling ‘mother ship’ being built to travel as far as Antarctica

Company says vessel’s construction will help ‘pass on our whaling culture to the next generation’

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Scientists battle blizzards for million-year ice summit

Australia has opened a new chapter on Antarctic science after completing the first journey to the site of the million-year-old ice

AAP

Antarctic sea ice hits record low during summer thaw

‘Remarkable’ loss of sea ice in the last six years indicate record levels of heat in the ocean

Evening Standard

Fissures speeding up Thwaites glacier melt revealed by deep ice-core camera

Antarctica's Thwaites glacier holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 65 centimetres. New research shows steep terraces and fissures in the glacier shelf are speeding up its melting.

ABC News

‘Extreme situation’: Antarctic sea ice hits record low

Sea ice helps protect glaciers and ice caps that would cause massive sea level rise when lost, scientists warn

The Guardian - UK

Antarctic ice hits record low for January

The area of the Antarctic Ocean covered by ice was the lowest on record for January, exposing Earth to even more planet-warming heat, scientists from European Union's climate monitor watchdog reported.

Radio France Internationale

'The grass does not grow': In Chile's far south, the worst drought in 50 years

In Chile's remote south, the country's gateway to the Antarctic, the worst drought in half a century is hitting cattle ranchers and vegetable farmers, leaving the earth so dry in some areas that grass cannot grow for grazing.

Reuters

Kate Middleton's honest exercise admission as she whips off jacket for gruelling challenge

Kate Middleton visited Landau Forte College in Derby today to meet Captain Preet Chandi and congratulate her for recently completing a polar trek across the Antarctic

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Clue to rising sea levels lies in DNA of 4m-year-old octopus, scientists say

Genes of Turquet’s octopus hold memories of melting of previous Antarctic ice sheet, raising fears of what another thawing could bring

Reuters

As ice recedes, Italian ship makes record journey into Antarctic

An Italian ice-breaker carrying scientists researching in the Antarctic has sailed further south than any ship has done before, the organisers of the voyage said on Tuesday, a further sign of how ice is retreating around the poles.

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Antarctic icebreaker Nuyina likely to miss 2023 expedition season due to repair delays

The bad news is Australia's Antarctic icebreaker ship, which cost over half a billion dollars, is still in the repair shop and won't be available for this season's expeditions — the good news is, it is still under warranty.

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Australian Antarctic Division director Kim Ellis resigns from role after years of turmoil over workplace culture

The head of Australia's Antarctic Division announces his resignation, four years into the role and ahead of the release of findings from a new inquiry into workplace culture after a damning report last year.

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Kim Ellis resigns as director of Australian Antarctic Division after four years

In email to staff Ellis references organisation’s cultural overhaul which was in response to allegations of harassment at research stations

Reuters

Russian Antarctic vessel docks in South Africa as green groups protest

A Russian research vessel which has been prospecting for oil and natural gas in the Antarctic docked in South Africa on Saturday following protests by green campaigners who say its operations in the region violate a treaty banning mineral exploration.

AFP

Satellite mapping finds new colony of Emperor penguins

London (AFP) - Satellite mapping technology has discovered another new colony of the highly threatened Emperor penguins in Antarctica, researchers revealed Friday.

AFP

Runaway W. Antarctic ice sheet collapse not 'inevitable': study

Paris (AFP) - The runaway collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet -- which would trigger catastrophic sea level rise -- is not "inevitable", scientists said Monday following research that tracked the region's recent response to climate change.

The Guardian - AU

Time tunnel: why an Australian expedition is drilling through 2.6km of Antarctic ice

Ancient air trapped deep below the surface could unlock secrets of the Earth’s past and help understand what lies ahead as CO2 in the atmosphere keeps rising

The Guardian - UK

‘Sometimes it warms up to -5C’: tips on keeping the cold out from an Antarctic scientist, Scandi oyster diver and more

Merino wool socks, lip balm and hand warmers … Four pros on how to dress for the cold – and how to warm up afterwards

The Guardian - AU

Cold, remote and risky: why Australia is turning to robots to boost its presence in Antarctica

Researchers and engineers team up to identify new technologies to safely delve deeper into the icy continent

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