Signs found of worryingly fast Antarctic ice melt - New Zealand expedition
"The changes to the sea-ice indicate that in the coming decades coastal cities will need to be reconfigured because of sea level rise, Stevens said.
While the effects these changes will cause to ecosystems will impact mammals like penguins, whales and seals, and weather systems would also change around the Southern Ocean."
Although the #OzoneLayer is on track towards recovery, a hole over #Antarctica appears every year, peaking during September and October, when most biota is protected by snow and sea ice. Unfortunately, as an indirect effect of #ClimateChange, the hole is lasting longer, until well into the summer, damaging biodiversity.
Well it’s time to head north - and as we do it has decided to snow so our little icebreaker looks like (northern hemisphere) Christmas .. likely no more sea ice or bergs … we likely have some proper waves ahead for the 6 day transit… although there is a path through the waves #Antarctica#Climate#Oceanography
Reminder: If you work on #Antarctica in Denmark, the annual Danish Antarctic science seminar is on Thursday 7th March at DTU. Today is the last chance to register for lunch - contact DTU-Space for more details!
Discussing some work on sea ice and coastal polynyas in #Antarctica with colleague and stumbled on this frankly glorious image from @esaclimate#Sentinel2 on 22nd March this year. So much going on in this picture from #ShackletonIceShelf in East Antarctica.
“The Arctic is currently warming at four times the rate experienced by the rest of the planet. But the Antarctic has started to catch up, so that it is already warming twice as quickly as the planet overall.”
It's a really good thing I don't have room or money (or need) for this... 1986 Hagglund up for auction down the street. "Hansel". Picture from below at McMurdo Station is the sister of Hansel, "Gretel", somewhere roaming around Antarctica. #Antarctica
National Science Foundation: "U.S. Antarctic Program participants stand next to a Hagglund, a tracked vehicle generally used by science teams and support personnel to access the sea ice near McMurdo Station." Photographer: Elizabeth Mockbee. #Hansel#antarctica
‘He took five bullets and returned to work on plankton’: the double lives of Ukraine’s Antarctic scientists (www.theguardian.com)
When the team at Vernadsky base are not back defending their homeland, they are on the frontline of the climate crisis