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Antarctic expeditioners complain of 'predatory', widespread sexual harassment as minister, division urge change

A review reveals disturbing reports of a widespread culture of sexual harassment at Australian Antarctic stations, including women being too afraid to disclose their periods for fear of retribution.

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Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier: the melting monster of sea level rise – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript

This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Thwaites Glacier: the melting, Antarctic monster of sea level rise, published on September 22, 2022.

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Thwaites Glacier: the melting, Antarctic monster of sea level rise – podcast

This episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast is about the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica. Thwaites is among the largest glaciers on Earth and one of the single most important factors for future global sea level rise. We talk to three experts about what makes Thwaites so uniquely significant, why it’s…

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Antarctic researchers gain insights from on high as they count seals from space

Scientists used satellite images and more than 300,000 volunteers to count Weddell seals, a key Southern Ocean indicator species

The Guardian - AU

Scientists are divining the future of Earth’s ice-covered oceans at their harsh fringes

One of the harshest and most dynamic regions on Earth is the marginal ice zone – the place where ocean waves meet sea ice, which is formed by freezing of the ocean’s surface.

The Conversation

Australian work on million-year ice core to resume after pandemic freeze

Australian scientists will soon travel more than 1200 kilometres over Antarctic ice to discover the secrets of atmospheric climate change.

ABC News

Thwaites 'doomsday' glacier could begin rapid melt with 'just a small kick', researchers say

Scientists have mapped underwater terrain near the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica for the first time, showing the massive glacier has the potential to retreat at twice the speed observed over the past decade.

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Antarctic stations are plagued by sexual harassment – it's time for things to change

In October 2017, Antarctic science had its own #MeToo moment. Science magazine published a piece on allegations of abuse of female geoscientists in Antarctica – the most remote environment in the world.

The Conversation

‘Nella Dan, Nella Dan, Nella Dan’: the ghost of the lost red ship that called me to Antarctica

As a child, Favel Parrett was devastated when the Danish polar explorer Nella Dan was scuttled. As an adult, she brought it back to life

The Guardian - AU

The million year ice project: the quest to find the oldest ice on Earth

Australia’s most ambitious over-snow Antarctic expedition in a generation is under way. In this edited extract from Griffith Review, meet the man searching for prehistoric ice to unlock the mysteries of our planet

The Guardian - AU

Antarctica’s Ice Could Be Melting Much Faster Than Previously Thought

A massive tsunami would swamp New York City and beyond, killing millions. London, Venice and Mumbai would also become aquariums.

Zenger

Extreme heat uncovers lost villages, ancient ruins and shipwrecks

Extreme heat this year has triggered wildfires, drought and melting glaciers. Less expectedly, it’s also revealed some weird and dark things about our past — shipwrecks, corpses, ghost villages, ornamental gardens and ancient cities. Here’s a look at some of those discoveries.

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Satellite Imagery Shows Antarctic Ice Shelf Crumbling Faster than Thought

Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the world's largest ice sheet over the past 25 years, a satellite analysis showed on Wednesday. The first-of-its-kind study, led by researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near…

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Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought

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Ice shelves hold back Antarctica's glaciers from adding to sea levels – but they're crumbling

As Antarctica’s slow rivers of ice hit the sea, they float, forming ice shelves. These shelves extend the glaciers into the ocean until they calve into icebergs.

AAP

Race to save Antarctica's sleeping giant

The world's largest ice sheet is called a 'sleeping giant' for good reason and Australian scientists say the race is on to prevent a horrible awakening.

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Last month was one of the warmest Julys on record, says UN

UN says temperatures nearly half a degree above average last month, as EU monitor records record-low Antarctic sea ice.

The Conversation

Troubling new research shows warm waters rushing towards the world's biggest ice sheet in Antarctica

Warmer waters are flowing towards the East Antarctic ice sheet, according to our alarming new research which reveals a potential new driver of global sea-level rise.

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Two Boys Whose Toy Pirate Ship Crossed Atlantic Ocean Now Launch Antarctic Mission

The account of the famous James Clark Ross expedition was a voyage of scientific exploration of the Antarctic from 1839 to 1843.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha passes Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022

Soon after the Bill was passed, the House was adjourned for the day to meet again on July 25, 2022 at 2 p.m.

The Guardian - AU

Antarctica bathed in dazzling colours in afterglow of Tonga eruption

Scientists say aerosols thrown into stratosphere in January responsible for volcanic twilight ‘afterglows’

The Conversation

We studied how the Antarctic ice sheet advanced and retreated over 10,000 years. It holds warnings for the future

Alarming stories from Antarctica are now more frequent than ever; the ice surface is melting, floating ice shelves are collapsing and glaciers are flowing faster into the ocean.

Zenger

Thank Pod For That: Huge Sighting Of Rare Antarctic Fin Whales

"After blue whales, fin whales are the largest whales in the world, and human beings have hunted both species to near-extinction."

AAP

Staff needed on Australian Antarctic bases

The Australian Antarctic Program is searching for extra mechanics and communications technicians ready to take on the opportunity of a lifetime.

The Independent UK

Signed copy of book about Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition to go under hammer

The book, titled South, has been signed by Ernest Shackleton’s second-in-command, Frank Wild.

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