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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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Ireland weather: Arctic shock to make temperatures tumble as Met Eireann forecast day chill arrives

The mercury soared to new heights in July and August. But as we near the end of September, Polar air is set to sweep down over Ireland causing temperatures to plummet, according to Met Eireann.

Irish Mirror

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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Cold snap ahead as Arctic air sweeps south bringing risk of snow showers

Forecasters suggest snow flurries could fall in northern parts of Scotland in the coming days with wet and windy weather hitting many parts of the UK

Wales Online

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

Can seafood ever really be sustainable?

Sustainable salmon sounds wonderful but how realistic is it really? In search of the answer, Hannah Twiggs flies beyond the Arctic circle to meet the fish farmers combining underwater lasers with age-old techniques

The Independent UK

Russian nuclear submarines fire cruise missiles in aggressive show of force

Despite the majority of the Kremlin's forces being engaged in Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, Moscow has continued to carry out high-profile military drills like those seen this week in Russia's icy Arctic waters

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Russia conducts military drills in Arctic sea opposite Alaska

Russian nuclear-powered submarines fired cruise missiles in the Arctic on Friday as part of military drills designed to test Moscow's readiness for a possible conflict in its icy northern waters, the defence ministry said.

Reuters

Inuits plead for priest's return to Canada over abuse claims

A priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children when he missioned in their Canadian Arctic community has told alleged victims and relatives who traveled to France to confront him that he won’t go back to Canada to be questioned

The Independent UK

Ghost islands of the Arctic: The world’s ‘northern-most island’ isn’t the first to be erased from the map

In 2021, an expedition off the icy northern Greenland coast spotted what appeared to be a previously uncharted island. It was small and gravelly, and it was declared a contender for the title of the most northerly known land mass in the world. The discoverers named it Qeqertaq Avannarleq –…

The Conversation

PM Narendra Modi backs economic, energy ties with Russia

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday further backed economic cooperation with Russia as he told President Vladimir Putin that India is keen to strengthen its partnership with Russia on Arctic issues and that there's "immense potential" for cooperation in the field of energy. Modi was participating virtually in the…

The Times of India

India keen to strengthen partnership with Russia on Arctic subjects: PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi said connectivity will play a key role in India's relationships with the region

The Hindu

Tragic scenes of baby seals washed to deaths in Arctic storms to air on Frozen Planet II

Exclusive picture shows another look at Sir David Attenborough’s Frozen Planet II, which will highlight devastating scenes in the Arctic, ahead of its launch on BBC One on Sunday

Daily Mirror

Biden to Name Arctic Ambassador as China Eyes Region

The United States and Nordic nations are growing wary of the risks of China's expanding influence in the Arctic. China considers itself a “near-Arctic state.”

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The Independent UK

Alaska Airlines passenger says airline is ‘stranding’ customers at remote airport in the Arctic

‘People informed us we had little chance of getting out today or even in the next few days,’ says shocked customer

Al Jazeera

The long-forgotten Inuit survivors of Catholic abuses

In the remote Canadian city of Iqaluit, survivors confront – and forgive – an abusive church legacy.

The Guardian - UK

The Arctic by Don Paterson review – poetry from the last-chance saloon

Paterson tackles everything from nuclear apocalypse to the male appendage in this confident, blackly humorous collection

Zenger

Russia Shows Off Naval Power In Arctic Ocean

This slickly-produced footage shows the Russian battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy firing a cruise missile in the Arctic Sea in a show of military might.

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Inverse

Climate scientists propose 2 outlandish ways to cool the Arctic

While the Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the world, several technologies could combat this phenomenon. For one, we can release sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere to chill things out.

Reuters

U.S. to name ambassador-at-large for the Arctic

The United States plans to name an ambassador at large for the Arctic, reflecting the region's growing strategic and commercial importance as its shrinking opens up new sea lanes and vast oil and mineral resources.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Stoltenberg: Russia a Strategic Challenge for NATO in Arctic

Russia's capabilities in the North are a strategic challenge for NATO, its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday, welcoming Canada's recently announced investments in North American defense systems after making his first visit to the Canadian arctic. "The importance of the high North is increasing for NATO and for…

The Independent UK

NATO head warns about Russian, Chinese interest in Arctic

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is warning about Russia’s military buildup in the Arctic and China’s increasing interest in that part of the world

Reuters

Russia a strategic challenge for NATO in arctic, Stoltenberg says

The Independent UK

US upgrades Arctic engagement with new ambassadorial post

The Biden administration is upgrading its engagement with the Arctic Council and countries with an interest in a region that's rapidly changing due to climate change

Wales Online

Russia 'burning off £8.4m of gas that was destined for Europe every day' in single Nord Stream 1 pipeline facility

Researchers have noted significant increases in heat from a processing plant near the Finnish border, prompting fears that this could exacerbate Arctic ice melting

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