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Construction of China's fifth base in the Antarctic worries west

For the first time since 2018, China is increasing its Antarctic footprint. A Washington-based think tank says Beijing has resumed construction of its fifth station at the South Pole, worrying western governments.

Radio France Internationale

Australia’s icebreaker set to return to duties

Australia's $529 million Antarctic icebreaker will make a return to resupply duties in May after maintenance delays.

The New Daily

Australia’s icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, set to make resupply return

Australia's $529 million Antarctic icebreaker is set to return to duty after maintenance issues kept it sidelined for summer.

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‘Four months in the middle of nowhere was absolutely paradise’

Natalie Corbett left her life and new husband behind for a spell in Port Lockroy, on Goudier Island in Antarctica.

The Independent UK

‘Devastating' Melt of Greenland, Antarctic Ice Sheets Found

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new comprehensive international study. Using 50 different satellite estimates, researchers found that Greenland’s melt has gone into hyperdrive in the last few years.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia would be ‘naive’ to think China’s new Antarctic station not for surveillance, analyst says

National security experts express concern over resumed construction of observatory which could be used for intelligence gathering

The Guardian - AU

China ramps up construction on new Antarctic station – report

China is increasing its Antarctic footprint according to new satellite imagery collected by a Washington-based think tank that shows construction has resumed for the first time since 2018 on the country's fifth station in the southern polar region.

Reuters

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Colossal iceberg trapped near Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' for 20 years is finally on the move

Iceberg B-22A, which first broke off from Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier in 2002, is finally moving away from the South Pole after being freed from its seafloor tether.

LiveScience

Antarctica's heart of ice has skipped a beat. Time to take our medicine

The rhythmic expansion and contraction of Antarctic sea ice is like a heartbeat.

The Conversation

Elton John wants to celebrate end of farewell tour with trip to Antarctic

The pop legend, 76, whose European tour including a Glastonbury date ends this July, is already planning the trip with husband David Furnish and sons Zachary, 12, and Elijah, 10

Daily Mirror

A vital current system is about to die

The base of the food chain could lose much of its nutrient supply if the current collapses

Salon

Why is Antarctic sea ice vanishing?

In the past two years, the ice around Antarctica has been at record lows - and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Newsroom.co.nz

Latest revelations of harassment at Australia’s Antarctic program raise hopes for change

Second report detailing disturbing workplace culture at division has put onus on government to enact major reform

The Guardian - AU

Ice sheets can collapse at 600 metres a day, far faster than feared, study finds

Sediments from the last ice age provide a ‘warning from the past’ for Antarctica and sea level rise today, say scientists

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Antarctica's sea ice reaches its lowest level since records began, for the 2nd year in a row

Antarctica's sea ice recently shrank to its lowest extent since satellite records began more than 40 years ago.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s Antarctic program beset by frequent sexual harassment, second report finds

Failure of leadership blamed for ‘significant cultural problems’ that also include bullying and fear of speaking out

ABC News

Government to implement reforms after a damning review into Australian Antarctic Division culture

An independent review of workplace culture at the Australian Antarctic Division has found one-in-four female staff respondents had experienced workplace sexual harassment, with the majority in Antarctic stations.

The Independent UK

The secret lives of Antarctic whales: how to balance tourism and conservation on a bucket-list trip

Joanna Booth joins scientists on a voyage of discovery in the world’s last great wilderness

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The New Daily

Deep ocean system headed for ‘collapse’ as Antarctic ice melts

Australian scientists have made dire projections about what melting ice will do to global ocean health without rapid emissions cuts.

The Conversation

Torrents of Antarctic meltwater are slowing the currents that drive our vital ocean 'overturning' – and threaten its collapse

Off the coast of Antarctica, trillions of tonnes of cold salty water sink to great depths. As the water sinks, it drives the deepest flows of the “overturning” circulation – a network of strong currents spanning the world’s oceans. The overturning circulation carries heat, carbon, oxygen and nutrients around the…

AAP

Deep ocean in deep trouble as Antarctic ice melts

A life-sustaining circulatory system for the deep ocean will quickly slow and may collapse entirely without emissions cuts this decade, Australian experts say.

Reuters

Rising Antarctic ice melt will dramatically slow global ocean flows - study

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing down the flow of water through the world's oceans, and could have a disastrous impact on global climate, the marine food chain and even the stability of ice shelves, new research has found.

ABC News

Antarctic expedition shows melting ice presents a growing threat to whales

A recent expedition in the "remote and hostile" waters of Antarctica is shedding more light on how signs of climate change will shape future generations of whales.

Space

Earth is on track for devastating climate change if we don't act. These 5 weather disasters show what's to come.

These weather disasters provide a glimpse of lies ahead for planet Earth if humankind fails to stop climate change progress.

The Conversation

Antarctic ice age survival story: life seeking ice-free refuges imitates art in Ice Age, the movie

Antarctica is an icy place today, but the ice extended even further during past ice ages. The question of how and where life survived on land in the icy continent, through the ages, has long puzzled biologists.

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