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Climate scientists unpick Australia’s year of weather disasters

Top climate scientists have unpicked the factors behind Australia's disastrous and deadly year of weather and climate extremes.

The New Daily · Mar 14, 2023

Scientists unpick Australia's year of weather disasters

Leading climate scientists have delved into some of the most extreme weather events Australians endured last year, and there were plenty to choose from.

AAP · Mar 14, 2023

How to take a trip to Antarctica in just a day, and be home in time for dinner

When I found out I could take a day trip to Antarctica – one of the most inaccessible regions on earth – I was surprised myself. But I did.

The New Daily · Mar 10, 2023

Antarctic sea ice at record low


Sea ice coverage in Antarctica shrank to the smallest area on record in February for the second year in a row, continuing a decade-long decline, the European Union’s climate monitoring service said Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 8, 2023

Meet the five Brit firefighters skiing to the South Pole to inspire women

From ice diving to heaving sledges over snow, the Antarctic Fire Angels confront gender stereotyping as they prepare for a gruelling, 45-day trek

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2023

‘Everyone should be concerned’: Antarctic sea ice reaches lowest levels ever recorded

With the continent holding enough ice to raise sea levels by many metres if it was to melt, polar scientists are scrambling for answers

The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2023

The Antarctic ice sheet is melting. And this is bad news for humanity

Ottawa’s famous Rideau Canal, which turns into the world’s largest ice rink every winter, is too thin to open this winter.

The Conversation · Mar 1, 2023

Empires of ice: how Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic adventure 65 years ago helped loosen NZ’s colonial ties to Britain

When the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition ended on March 2, 1958, it marked what many called the last great adventure possible on Earth: an overland crossing of the Antarctic continent.

The Conversation · Mar 1, 2023

Satellites observe speed-up of glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula: Study

Glaciers along Antarctica's coastline are flowing faster in the summer because of a combination of melting snow and warmer ocean waters, say researchers. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 1, 2023

Antarctic sea ice shrinks to record low - researchers

WASHINGTON: Antarctic sea ice likely shrunk to a record low last week, US researchers said on Monday, its lowest extent in the 45 years of satellite record-keeping.

Bangkok Post · Feb 28, 2023