Archive for ‘arctic’
Venezuelan scientists head to Antarctica
February 16th, 2008
Venezuelan scientists and military officers set out on their country’s first expedition to Antarctica, leaving Friday aboard an Uruguayan naval research ship
First Antarctic marine census launched
January 29th, 2008
U.S., New Zealand and Italian marine scientists began a two-month voyage to Antarctica’s northern coast Tuesday as part of the first-ever census of Antarctic marine biodiversity, Prime Minister Helen Clark said.
Humans join hunt for Antarctica’s “pink gold”
January 29th, 2008
They only grow up to 6 cm (2.4 inches) yet are perhaps the most abundant creatures on the planet in terms of weight. Snow petrels nesting in Antarctica fly for up to eight hours to catch a meal of them.
Polar Bear Controversy
January 28th, 2008
Why is the government considering polar bears for the endangered species list while their population approaches an all-time high? Climate change may be to blame.
Camping in Antarctica
January 27th, 2008
If you think a sunseeker is someone who likes lounging on Caribbean or Mediterranean beaches, meet Joern Dybdahl. In the southern summer, the 46-year old Norwegian works in Antarctica as a technician at a research station. The rest of the year he is on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen — so he almost always lives in the land …
Antarctica on alert for alien invaders
January 27th, 2008
Seeds, spores, mites, lichens and mosses alien to the continent have been brought unwittingly by scientists and tourists, and could disrupt life in the icy wilderness. Antarctica is best known for penguins as well as seals and whales, but scientists are finding a host of other tiny organisms from springtails — closely related to insects — to mosses.
Greenpeace clash with whalers
January 12th, 2008
Following a 10-day search in Antarctic waters, the environmental organisation Greenpeace announced that its ship, the Esperanza, had confronted Japan’s whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary. Greenpeace says its mission is to prevent the Japanese government’s slaughter of nearly 1,000…
First-Ever Ice Runway in Antarctica
January 11th, 2008
Australian scientists landed on an ice runway in Antarctica, officially opening a new air link between Australia and the white continent. The Airbus A319 became the first passenger aircraft to land on the 2.5-mile long Wilkins Runway.
Decision on listing polar bear postponed
January 8th, 2008
Federal officials said Monday that they will need a few more weeks to decide whether polar bears need protection under the Endangered Species Act because of global warming.
UN climate chief to visit Antarctica
January 8th, 2008
The next report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should deal with the “frightening” possibility that both Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets start melting at the same time, the chief U.N. climate scientist said Tuesday.
Ice pioneer eyes farthest glaciers
January 5th, 2008
For 5,000 years, great tongues of ice have spread over the 3-mile-high slopes of Puncak Jaya, in the remotest reaches of this remote tropical island. Now those glaciers are melting, and Lonnie Thompson must get there before they’re gone.
Greenpeace tracks whalers
January 5th, 2008
The BBC’s Jonah Fisher is on a Greenpeace ship, tracking a Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean.
Ancient Antarctic ice tells future
December 18th, 2007
John Moore is studying the Antarctic because of the critical role it plays in moderating the planet’s temperature. Professor Moore says initial findings show that current projections for the polar ice thaw and rising sea levels – made by Nobel Peace laureates the IPCC – are too conservative.
Global warming rapidly progresses
December 13th, 2007
Scientists say that this summer’s accelerated Arctic ice melt could be a sign that global warming has passed the tipping point
Climate change hits penguins
December 11th, 2007
Melting ice caps in Antarctica are affecting the breeding patterns of penguins, according to a report.
