Irreversible warm inflow threatens ice shelf
May 16, 2017
Research indicates irreversible inflow of warm water could start within decades, threatening second largest Antarctic ice shelf.
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Update on Larsen C Ice Shelf crack – 19km ice thread still connects future 5000km2 iceberg to main shelf
April 06, 2017
The advancing 180km crack across the Larsen C Ice Shelf now has a mere 19km ice bridge to cut through before it lets loose a massive iceberg larger than Rhode Island.
New Zealand operations in Antarctica since 1957
January 20, 2017
Peter Beggs of Antarctica New Zealand talks about his countries long-standing commitment to science research on the ice, and the permanent station on Ross Island, Scott Base, established in 1957.
Searching for the oldest ice on Earth in Antarctica
December 22, 2016
A team of scientists are searching for the oldest ice on earth – in East Antarctica, one of the most hostile environments on the planet.
NASA’s Operation IceBridge completes one of its most successful Antarctic deployments to date
November 30, 2016
NASA’s Operation IceBridge is about to finish its eighth consecutive Antarctic deployment, and it’s looking like the 2016 season will be its most successful to date.
ROSETTA program returns to Antarctica for second season surveying the Ross Ice Shelf
November 21, 2016
The ROSETTA-Ice research program has returned to Antarctica for a second field season of aerial- and ocean-based surveys of the Ross Ice Shelf, and the workload is even higher this year.
Russia comes to the party as CCAMLR reaches agreement on Marine Protected Area for Ross Sea
October 28, 2016
After years of negotiations, the Commission for the Conservation of Marine Living Resources has reached a consensus on a landmark Marine Protection Area proposed for Antarctica's Southern Ocean
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources to discuss marine protection of Ross Sea
October 13, 2016
Next week, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) will be holding discussions at its annual meeting in Hobart that could determine the future of the Ross Sea
Elephant seals become Antarctic researchers
September 08, 2016
Elephant seals show water from Antarctica’s melting ice shelves slows processes responsible for forming deep-water currents
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Open Science Conference 2016 kicks off in Kuala Lumpur
August 21, 2016
The SCAR Open Science Conference 2016 kicked off in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, with delegates and participants arriving at the biennial event to discuss a wide range of Antarctic issues.
ICECAP researchers use long-range drones to study East Antarctic Ice Sheet
August 03, 2016
A team of researchers with ICECAP has been using long-range drones to monitor more efficiently changes to the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Decommissioned GOES-3 satellite - end of an era for South Pole communications
July 26, 2016
It’s the end of an era for Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station communications, with an aging satellite that provided critical internet connectivity to the remote station decommissioned late last month.