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Engineering Team for Lake Ellsworth Drilling Project Completes Deep-Field Expedition
17.01.2012
Four engineers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have returned to the UK after completing a journey to one of the harshest parts of Antarctica to put in place equipment and supplies for the Lake Ellsworth Subglacial Lake drilling project, which will explore an ancient lake buried 3 km deep…
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Strong Earthquakes Hit Antarctica
17.01.2012
A strong earthquake and two strong aftershocks struck the South Orkney Islands in Antarctica northeast of the Antarctic Peninsula on Sunday 15 January, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
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Rare Albino-Like Penguin Spotted in Antarctica
17.01.2012
Tourists on a National Geographic Journey to Antarctica cruise discovered a rare chinstrap penguin with white and light-brown colouration while passing through the South Shetland Islands.
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Warmer Summers Causing Colder Winters in Northern Hemisphere, Study Suggests
16.01.2012
According to research recently published in Environmental Research Letters, increasingly warmer summers can lead to colder winters in certain locations in the Northern Hemisphere. The strongest winter cooling trends have been observed in southern Canada, the eastern United States, and northern Eurasia. Researchers from the University of Massachusetts and the…
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CHINARE 28 Completes Kunlun Station’s First Antarctic Survey Telescope
16.01.2012
The 28th Chinese Antarctic Expedition (CHINARE 28) has recently completed the primary mirror on Kunlun Station’s first self-developed Chinese Antarctic Survey Telescope (AST3). The team has also started the commissioning phase for the optical, mechanical and electrical control system.
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Antarctic Marine Environment Found to Have High Levels of Mercury
09.01.2012
Seabirds in the Southern Ocean have mercury levels four times that of seabirds found elsewhere on the planet, according to research conducted by a team of French and Australian oceanographers led by Daniel Cossa from the French Institute of Recherche for the Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER).
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Increasing Levels of Greenhouse Gasses Disrupting Glaciation Patterns
09.01.2012
According to a study conducted by researchers from University College London, the Unviersity of Cambridge and the University of Florida and published in Nature Geoscience, unprecented levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere are disrupting the Earth’s normal patterns of glaciation and may delay the onset of the next ice…
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Diminishing Sea Ice Having Impact on Seal Pup Populations
06.01.2012
Thinning sea ice cover in the North Atlantic is diminishing harp seal breeding grounds and having an impact on the survival rate of seal pups, according to a study published in the online journal PLoS ONE.
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January 2012 NSIDC Sea Ice Update
06.01.2012
The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) released its update on sea ice conditions in the Arctic and Antarctic. A summary follows:
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Beaufort Sea Freshening from Russian River Runoff
05.01.2012
The Beaufort Sea has been becoming fresher recently due to changes in the Arctic Oscillation, causing runoff from Russia’s major rivers to be channeled in the direction of the Western Canadian Arctic.
