Links and resources about polar science and climate change
The websites below can quickly help build a wide panel of resources covering the scope of polar sciences & climate change. Categories on the left can be used to narrow your choice.
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Australian Antarctic Division
Nicely designed, well organised and shock full with high quality content, this website will give you a good insight on the Australian presence in the Antarctic. General information, news and resources are also available. The "cool science" section is particularly interesting for its cutting edge scientific articles.
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British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
Nice design and well organized navigation makes this website very usable. Good information available in a wide variety of topics. Some articles available online are quite short, which can disappoint some visitors looking for in depth information. Still one of the references in the field.
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Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
As the name suggests, this website is dedicated to the marine life in Antarctic. A good part of the website deals with the commission itself, how it works, who participates, etc. Apart from that, publications and scientific articles are available for the public (largely through PDF documents).
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Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes (COMNAP)
The mission of this International body is to deal with the logistic side of Antarctic science in the framework of the Antarctic treaty. If you are looking for centralised information regarding scientific infrastructures in the Antarctic (bases, ships, weather stations,...) , this is where to look.
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Gateway Antarctica
Gateway Antarctica is the centre for Antarctic studies and research at the University of Canterbury. Gateway Antarctica plays a leading role in the quest for knowledge in a diverse range of national and international Antarctic research projects. This includes areas such as engineering in extreme environments, Antarctica as driver of (and responder to) climate change, connections between Antarctica and New Zealand, and human influences in and on Antarctica.

