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Marlborough man's white Christmas on Antarctica

Marlborough man's white Christmas on Antarctica

23 December 2024

Ryan Steadman isn’t dreaming of a white Christmas. He doesn’t have to. In fact, if he doesn’t get one, we’re all in bother.

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La USAL participa en la expedición científica internacional ‘SWAIS2C’ que estudia la alteración de la Antártida por el calentamiento global

La USAL participa en la expedición científica internacional ‘SWAIS2C’ que estudia la alteración de la Antártida por el calentamiento global

20 December 2024

La ambiciosa misión recupera registros geológicos para estimar la futura subida del nivel del mar y entender la temperatura crítica que podría soportar la plataforma de hielo del Mar de Ross antes de colapsar.

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Will the Ross Ice Shelf melt

Will the Ross Ice Shelf melt

09 December 2024

An international team of scientists, including researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York, has launched a critical mission to uncover geological records from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. 

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Will the Ross Ice Shelf melt? International team launches second attempt to drill for Antarctic climate clues

Will the Ross Ice Shelf melt? International team launches second attempt to drill for Antarctic climate clues

05 December 2024

An international team of scientists—including from Binghamton University, State University of New York—is undergoing an ambitious mission to obtain critical geological records from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

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Forscher schmelzen ein 580 Meter tiefes Loch ins antarktische Eis

Forscher schmelzen ein 580 Meter tiefes Loch ins antarktische Eis

18 November 2024

Weit ab von der Zivilisation bohren Forscher durch die dicke Eisschicht in den darunterliegenden Ozean.

 

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International team launches second attempt to drill for Antarctic climate clues

International team launches second attempt to drill for Antarctic climate clues

18 November 2024

A Binghamton University Earth Sciences faculty member is part of an ambitious mission to obtain critical geological records from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

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Core work to aid warming insights

Core work to aid warming insights

14 November 2024

To the layman, they just look like big tubes of mud. 

But to University of Otago geology PhD student Natalie-Jane Reid, they show what the world was like up to 1000 years ago.

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Ross Ice Shelf expedition launches to estimate future sea-level rise

Ross Ice Shelf expedition launches to estimate future sea-level rise

14 November 2024

An expedition is underway on Earth's largest ice shelf, in the western region of Antarctic, to collect samples of marine sediments and study possible future evolutions of sea level.

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Climate researchers drill deep for Antarctic climate clues

Climate researchers drill deep for Antarctic climate clues

13 November 2024

Kiwi climate researchers are part of an ambitious mission to recover critical geological records to help forecast future sea-level rise. 

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International team attempt to drill deep for ‘critical to humanity’ Antarctic climate clues

International team attempt to drill deep for ‘critical to humanity’ Antarctic climate clues

12 November 2024

Kiwi climate researchers are amongst a global team on a mission to recover “critical to humanity” geological records to help forecast future sea-level rise.

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