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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

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

Bob Brown Foundation, Sea Shepherd Global say krill super trawlers 'ploughing' through whale pods

Two environmental groups are calling for krill fishing to be outlawed, saying super trawlers are endangering pods of whales in the Southern Ocean.

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Massive Australia wildfires increased Antarctic ozone hole: study

PARIS: Smoke from monster wildfires in Australia caused a chemical reaction that widened the ozone hole 10 percent, researchers said Wednesday, raising fears that increasing forest fires could delay the recovery of Earth's atmospheric protection against deadly UV radiation.

Bangkok Post

Smoke from Australian bushfires depleted ozone layer by up to 5% in 2020, study finds

Lead researcher says destruction was similar to process of Antarctic ozone hole forming each spring ‘but at much warmer temperatures’

The Guardian - AU

Edinburgh graduate becomes polar expert after being told 'it's not for women'

Camilla Nichol has joined a voyage with Princess Anne, camped out in temperatures of -37C and plummeted 100 metres out of a helicopter over several years of being a top Antarctic expert

Edinburgh Live

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

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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

‘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

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

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

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:

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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

Bureau of Meteorology's remote observation network braves wind, ice, and snow to measure the weather

To get a full picture of what the weather is doing requires a presence on far away places — and that means things get a little, or a lot, chilly.

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The Guardian - AU

Stronger El Niño events may speed up irreversible melting of Antarctic ice, research finds

New study shows impact of weather phenomenon could have a ‘double whammy’ effect, leading to worsening extreme weather and accelerating sea level rise

ABC News

Rare images from early Antarctic expeditions digitised and made available for first time

A rare collection of images from early Australian and British Antarctic expeditions have been digitised for the first time, giving the public a unique look at the harsh realities of life on the icy content in the 1900s.

AAP

Fill-in Antarctic resupply vessel runs aground

A vessel chartered to resupply Australia's Antarctic research stations has suffered minor damage after running aground on a shoal.

ABC News

Antarctic cargo ship Happy Diamond, chartered to replace beleaguered icebreaker RSV Nuyina, runs aground off Mawson Station

An Antarctic cargo ship chartered to replace Australia's broken icebreaker is on its way back to Hobart after running aground at Mawson Station during a resupply mission — the latest in a long line of problems that have plagued the program.

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The Guardian - AU

Japan’s new whaling ‘mother ship’ being built to travel as far as Antarctica

Company says vessel’s construction will help ‘pass on our whaling culture to the next generation’

AAP

Scientists battle blizzards for million-year ice summit

Australia has opened a new chapter on Antarctic science after completing the first journey to the site of the million-year-old ice

Evening Standard

Antarctic sea ice hits record low during summer thaw

‘Remarkable’ loss of sea ice in the last six years indicate record levels of heat in the ocean

ABC News

Fissures speeding up Thwaites glacier melt revealed by deep ice-core camera

Antarctica's Thwaites glacier holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 65 centimetres. New research shows steep terraces and fissures in the glacier shelf are speeding up its melting.

The Guardian - UK

‘Extreme situation’: Antarctic sea ice hits record low

Sea ice helps protect glaciers and ice caps that would cause massive sea level rise when lost, scientists warn

Radio France Internationale

Antarctic ice hits record low for January

The area of the Antarctic Ocean covered by ice was the lowest on record for January, exposing Earth to even more planet-warming heat, scientists from European Union's climate monitor watchdog reported.

Reuters

'The grass does not grow': In Chile's far south, the worst drought in 50 years

In Chile's remote south, the country's gateway to the Antarctic, the worst drought in half a century is hitting cattle ranchers and vegetable farmers, leaving the earth so dry in some areas that grass cannot grow for grazing.

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