Taking a second look at the circular scar on the King Baudoin Ice Shelf
Graeme Eagles from AWI talks about media coverage of the circular feature on the King Baudouin Ice Shelf his colleagues discovered and an alternate hypothesis for its origin.
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A serendipitous find during an airborne geophysical survey
While researchers from Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute were conducting an aerial survey to learn more about the geological history of Antarctica, they discovered an interesting feature in the King Baudouin Ice Shelf in East Antarctica
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Studying how ice sheets and climate affect one another over time
Dr Heiko Goelzer, an ice sheet modeller from the Geography Department at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in Brussels, Belgium, explains efforts he is involved in to improve projections of ice loss from the planet’s ice sheets
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The notion of the “Arctic” is based on Canadian ideas, according to discourse analysis study
Taking a constructivist approach to discourse analysis, Professor Carina Keskitalo from Umeå University argues that the concept of "the Arctic” is primarily a Canadian invention.
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Putting Antarctica’s ice mass loss into perspective
Professor Andrew Shepherd from the University of Leeds explains how advances in Earth observation have led to an ever-improving understanding of ice loss from Antarctica.
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Climate change can lead to release of contaminants that pose risks to human health
As part of the ArcRisk project, Professor Arja Rautio from the University of Oulu in Finland has studied links between climate change and exposure to toxic contaminants in the food Arctic residents consume.
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Explaining ocean acidification and consequences for Arctic marine ecosystems
Why is ocean acidification more of a problem in the Arctic than elsewhere? How will the changing chemistry of the Arctic Ocean affect the organisms living there and the ecosystems they live in? Agneta Fransson from the Norwegian Polar Institute explains.
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Dealing with Cold Injury and Cold Immersion in Extreme Environments
Professor Michael Tipton from the University of Portsmouth, UK, examines the impact of extreme cold environments on humans.
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InBev-Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship: Supporting early career polar scientists
The call for research proposals is now open for the 2014 InBev-Baillet Latour Antarctic Fellowship, a €150,000 grant for early career polar scientists interested in doing research at or near the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station.
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Investigating East Antarctic Ice Sheet stability in the ICECAP project
Professor Martin Siegert from the University of Bristol discusses research to better understand how sensitive the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is to change.
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Lake Ellsworth and the future of subglacial research in Antarctica
Exploring Antarctica's subglacial environment is exciting; but it's not easy, as Prof. Martin Siegert form the University of Bristol tells SciencePoles.
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Long-term permafrost monitoring and international cooperation
Dr. Seeta Sistla highlights the international cooperation in permafrost monitoring, and stresses the importance of making long-term observations of Arctic ecosystems.