It's the powerful ecological engine that drives circulation of the world's oceans, but the Antarctic sea ice zone remains one of the Earth's most mysterious, least-known regions. That's hopefully about to change, as a global research team led by Australian scientists prepares to embark on a six-week expedition to measure the impact of climate change on Antarctic sea ice and the complex ocean foodweb its supports. Yesterday in Hobart, voyage leader and Australian Antarctic Division sea ice expert Anthony Worby was dividing a hyper-hectic day between conducting staff training sessions and...
Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) British Imperial Antarctic Expedition, Nimrod, 1907 -1909
The Guardian
The Guardian
History: | | | | Explorers: | | | | Charcot | | | | | | | Scott: | Shackleton: ...
Increased snowfall in Antarctica linked to Australian drought
Newstrack India
Newstrack India
Sydney, Feb 8 (ANI): Reports indicate that scientists have discovered a link between the ongoing drought in the south western corner of Australia and increased snowfall in parts of Antarctica. Dr Tas van Ommen of...
Seabed Biodiversity Of The Straits Of Magellan And Drake Passage
redOrbit
redOrbit
Posted on: Thursday, 28 January 2010, 09:42 CST A study of animals visible to the naked eye and living in and on the seabed – the 'macrobenthos' – of the Straits of Magellan and Drake Passage will help scientists...
What lies in store for Antarctica, the world's last repository?
The Hindu
The Hindu
Ilya Kramnik A number of experts believe that the Antarctic Treaty's years are numbered, regardless of its having been recently renewed for another 50 years....
Aussie, NZ Scientists Prep For Whale Research Trek
CBS News
CBS News
Australian, New Zealand Scientists Readying For Key Antarctic Whaling Research Expedition Font size Print E-mail Share (AP) SYDNEY (AP) - Scientists from Australia and New Zealand are to set out on a whale research...
Arctic climate changing faster than expected: study
Khaleej Times
Khaleej Times
WINNIPEG, Manitoba - Climate change is transforming the Arctic environment faster than expected and accelerating the disappearance of sea ice, scientists said on Friday in giving their early findings from the...
Australian, New Zealand scientists readying for key Antarctic whaling research expedition
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
SYDNEY (AP) — Scientists from and are to set out on a whale research expedition to the Antarctic on Monday in an effort to disprove argument that must be killed to be studied. The results of the six-week expedition...
Whaling research mission to begin
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
SYDNEY - Scientists from Australia and New Zealand are to set out on a whale research expedition to the Antarctic tomorrow in an effort to disprove Japan's argument that whales must be killed to be studied. The results...
Arctic climate changing faster than expected
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Climate change is transforming the Arctic environment faster than expected and accelerating the disappearance of sea ice, scientists said on Friday in giving their early findings from...
Arctic climate changing faster than expected-study
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Climate change is transforming the Arctic environment faster than expected and accelerating the disappearance of sea ice, scientists said on Friday in giving their early findings from...


