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Declining Antarctic sea ice generating more ocean heat loss and storms

A new study shows that the ongoing decline in Antarctic sea ice is leading to more heat loss from the ocean to the atmosphere and an increase in storm activity. …

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World’s largest iceberg A23a breaks free

ANTARCTICA: The world’s largest and oldest iceberg A23a is on the move. After decades of being grounded on the seafloor and more recently spinning on the spot, the mega-iceberg has …

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Antarctic drilling missions seek to understand climate and ice dynamics

Over 30 researchers from international institutes are working on ice core drilling campaigns in Antarctica to probe the ice sheet’s behaviour, carbon cycling in the Southern Ocean, and the Earth’s …

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Precipitation at the Third Pole: the race to understand Himalayan rainfall

Water is one of the pillars of humanity’s survival – and yet there’s still much to explain about the processes that bring water to some of the world’s largest populations. …

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Spare a thought for those spending Christmas in Antarctica

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff working on the frozen continent are preparing to celebrate the festive season in style. Nearly 300 researchers, engineers, crew and support staff, located across five …

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Iceworld Podcast

Out now, ‘Scouting for shags and skuas with Paul Whitelaw and Aurelia Reichardt’ – in which Nadia chats to PhD student Paul Whitelaw about his work tracking the globally significant …

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BAS Science Summaries

BAS Science Summaries 2024-25 This booklet contains summaries of all the field, station, and ship-based science projects that the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is supporting during the 2024-25 Antarctic field …

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