Greenland Ice Sheet melt and the complexities of sea level rise
Greenland Ice Sheet expert Konrad Steffen explains his research and the ice sheet's contributions to sea level rise.
Articles & Interviews
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The current state of permafrost
As an environmental and engineering problems involving ice and permafrost, Dr. Vladimir Romanovsky discusses the current state of permafrost and what kind of research has been done and still needs to happen.
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Korea’s polar ambitions
Dongmin Jin, Director of the Department of Strategy and Policy at the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), talks about Korea's polar ambitions.
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Beyond Oslo: milestones, perspectives, and priorities for international polar research
After the IPY has come to close, what's next for international polar research?
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Vulnerability of Inuit communities in a changing Arctic
Marie-Pierre Lardeau of McGill University examines food security issues in Northern Canada.
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Steven Chown wins Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica
After receiving the first Martha T. Muse Prize, Stephen Chown discusses his scientific and preservation work.
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CryoSat-2 and its mission
Mark Drinkwater discusses the CryoSat mission and some of the special features of ESA's CryoSat-2 satellite.
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Astronomy at Dome C in Antarctica
Nicolas Epchtein discusses the past, present and future of astronomy at the French-Italian research station, Concordia, at Dome C in Antarctica.
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ARENA: a new European astronomical observatory at Dome C
Antarctica's clear atmospheric conditions and months-long polar days and nights make it an ideal place to conduct astronomical observations.
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ICED: integrating climate and ecosystem dynamics in the Southern Ocean
Understanding the processes affecting Southern Ocean ecosystems is vital to improve the ability of scientists to predict changes and to enable policymakers to make sound management decisions for this important ocean.
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UN Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat speaks about ocean acidification
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat responds to questions regarding the impacts of ocean acidification on marine biodiversity.
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The Thwaites Glacier and using UAVs for glacier research in Antarctica
Sridhar Anandakrishnan talks about the fast-moving glaciers in West Antarctica that rapidly drain ice from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.