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Drought in Western Australia Linked to Increased Antarctic Snowfall
08.02.2010
Findings from a study looking at an Antarctic ice core by Australian Antarctic Division glaciologist Dr. Tas van Ommen and published in the journal Nature Geoscience, shows a link between drought in south-west Western Australia and increased snowfall in Antarctica.
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Acidifying Oceans Major Threat to Entire Marine Food Web
08.02.2010
Atmospheric CO2 is causing climate change worldwide, and the world’s oceans are no exception to the rule. As a natural sink for CO2, the oceans absorb the gas from the atmosphere. However as CO2 concentrations increase, this increases the acidity of seawater, as the absorption of CO2 leads to an…
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Slow Arctic Sea Ice Build-up Could Mean Increased Melting This Summer
08.02.2010
The thinner and more fragile sea ice cover on the Arctic Ocean might translate into increased melting in the summertime, according to the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). According to the NSIDC, the problem is that the ice is not growing fast butrather it’s melting at an…
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Non-lethal Antarctic Whale Research Expedition Begins aboard RV Tangaroa
01.02.2010
Scientists from Australia, New Zealand, and France have embarked on the RV Tangaroa for an expedition to study whales as part of the Southern Ocean Research Partnership. The first truly international and multidisciplinary research collaboration with a focus on improving the conservation of whales was launched on 29 January by…
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Recovery of the Ozone Hole Could Lead to Increased Warming in Antarctica
28.01.2010
When first discovered in the 1980’s above Antarctica, the damage that had been inflicted against the ozone layer, the Earth’s primary defense system against the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays, was largely considered a consequence of the use of CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons). Under the 1987 Montreal Protocol, many countries banned the use…
